Meissen trompe-l’œil plate of pea pods

— circa 1750

£4500

Applied with naturalistically modelled pea pods and flowering shoots.

Faint blue crossed swords mark on unglazed base, impressed pressnummer: 10, paper collection label, all to the underside.

Condition:
Some losses to extremities, no restoration

Provenance:
Robert G. Vater Collection

Dimensions
25.8cm diameter

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The style of the pierced border is also used in a Sèvres chestnut basket design.

Meissen plate from the Japanese Palace — circa 1730

— circa 1860

after the model by J.J. Kaendler — circa 1880