Tureen and cover. Meissen,  circa 1730-1735. Photo Hampel

Height: 12.8 cm. Bottom shell diameter of 17 cm. Swords. Painting by Christian Friedrich Herold, all parts of the Vergoldermarke. Estimate € 6000-8000

hree pieces, rich gold painted decoration, the lower band edge of the shell decoration work in gold, symmetrical on both sides of the vessel sides cartridges in gold trim with Kauffahrteiszenen in polychrome painting. The arcuate curved handle and gold painted decoration. Cover designed in accordance with three-sided cartridges designed landscape with a rich character-dressing, in between cardinal small lattice base, it Chinoiserieszenen, surmounted by a shell shape. The finial in the form of a Chinese dragon with golden wings. Similar Chinoiserieszenerien in the flag of the unit, each on two Chinese fishing nets with lawn pedestals and fishing rod or children with flags. In the mirror of the bottom shell chinese bouquet in delicate shades of blue-green and vermilion, and yellow. 

Literature: Horst Reber, a Rhenish Porcelain Collection, 2006, pp. 56 and 57 fig

Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com/