EXTENSIVE MEISSEN DINNER SERVICE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£11,250
Auction: Day Two: 24 February 2022 | From 10:00
Description
painted with vignettes of various birds, domestic, exotic and wild fowl, perched on branches and in naturalistic settings, with insects painted to the borders, within gilt rims; comprising: sixty five dinner plates, 23.5cm diam.; twenty one plates, 20.5cm diam.; twenty two side plates, 15cm diam.; twenty three bowls, 23.2cm diam.; two large scallop rimmed dishes of square form, 23cm wide; two smaller scallop rimmed dishes of square form, 19.5cm wide; a large bowl of square section form, 25cm wide; two oval tureens with covers and on integrated stands, 27cm wide; two large oval serving platters, 51.5cm wide; two smaller oval serving platters, 35cm wide; three large round serving dishes, 39cm diam., 39cm diam. and 34cm diam.; four small round serving dishes, 19cm diam.; two comport stands (one repaired, both tops lacking), 9.2cm high, underglaze blue crossed swords marks, all slightly ground down to the centre, various impressed and incised numerals
Provenance
Provenance: Property of a Scottish family