Écuelle (covered bowl for broth) and Stand
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Dateca.1725-1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.586a-c): 10.6 x 14.8 x 10.5 cm (4 3/16 x 5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionMeissen yellow-ground two-handled écuelle cover and stand, the serpent handles enriched in blue and manganese. It is painted in the manner of C.F. Herold, with Chinoiserie figures making tea among flowering plants on terraces in quatrefoil surrounds on butter-yellow ground. The finial formed as a monkey and the saucer stand with trembleuse ring painted with Indianische Blumen.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.586a-c
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1735-1740
Object number: G83.1.685a-c
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ca.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.589.1a-b,2a-b-3
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ca.1745
Object number: G83.1.665a-c
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
ca.1725
Object number: G83.1.1209.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Joseph Gaspard Robert's Factory
ca.1775-1780
Object number: G96.5.123a-c
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725; decoration ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.726.1-4
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1765
Object number: G83.1.1114.1-3
