MEISSEN TEABOWL AND MATCHED SAUCER
CIRCA 1730
£693
Auction: Day One: 22 February 2023 | From 10am
Description
painted with chinoiserie scenes within gilt scrollwork cartouches filled with Böttger lustre and further embellished with iron-red and purple scrollwork; the saucer matched, each depicting scenes of figures at various pursuits; the rims with gilt scrollwork borders; the teabowl with a spray of indianische blumen to the centre; underglaze blue crossed swords, teabowl with gilt numeral 20, saucer with a gilt letter K.
Dimensions
teabowl 7.3cm diameter, 4.3cm high, saucer 12.7cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Newton Don, Kelso; Harrietfield, Kelso; and thence by descent