English & European Ceramics & Glass - 8th October 2013
Lot 607
A rare Meissen 'mining scene' sucrier base or bowl c.1745
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £380
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Description
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.