Lot Essay
The 'Grünes Watteau' service was one of the largest services produced for the Saxon Court in the 1740s.
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Ceramics from the Collection of Marjorie West
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN LEAF-SHAPED DISH FROM THE ROYAL 'GRÜNES WATTEAU' SERVICE
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PUCE KHC FOR KÖNIGLICHE HOF-CONDITOREI
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN LEAF-SHAPED DISH FROM THE ROYAL 'GRÜNES WATTEAU' SERVICE
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PUCE KHC FOR KÖNIGLICHE HOF-CONDITOREI
Painted in green after Watteau with two lovers and a child in a landscape vignette, four sprays of deutsche Blumen at the rim, the branch handle with flower-spray terminal
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PUCE KHC FOR KÖNIGLICHE HOF-CONDITOREI
Painted in green after Watteau with two lovers and a child in a landscape vignette, four sprays of deutsche Blumen at the rim, the branch handle with flower-spray terminal
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Augustus III (1696-1763), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony.
Dr. Joseph Kler; Christie's, New York, 27 April 1984, lot 66.
Dr. Joseph Kler; Christie's, New York, 27 April 1984, lot 66.