A rare Meissen 'mining scene' sucrier base or bowl c.1745

A rare Meissen 'mining scene' sucrier base or bowl c.1745, painted to each side with Saxon miners or Bergleute, one side with a foreman instructing his worker, the former with a gilt AR mark to his hat, the reverse with two miners working above ground, blue crossed swords mark, a faint crack, the cover lacking, 10cm dia.

Cf. Ingelore Menzhosen, Early Meissen Porcelain in Dresden, pl.141 for a covered bowl and dish with similar decoration.