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Pair of trays with military figures painted by F.F.Mayer of Pressnitz
Pair of trays with military figures painted by F.F.Mayer of Pressnitz

Pair of trays with military figures painted by F.F.Mayer of Pressnitz

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1750
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 26.8 x 34.3 cm (3 1/4 x 10 9/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue; impressed numeral '27'.
DescriptionTwo Meissen Hausmaler quatrefoil trays, painted in the atelier of Franz Mayer of Pressnitz. There is a campaign scene of three Hussars on horseback before ruins, and a river and fortress within a gilt line border. Issuing at the centre of each lobe is a pentagonal medallion of scale work and scrolling foliage. There is the Sulkowski-moulded rim, with two gilt upright scroll handles.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.782.1-.2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain - Hausmalerei
Status
Not on view
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c.1760
Object number: G83.1.783
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.781
Plate painted by F.F.Mayer of Pressnitz
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Object number: G83.1.779
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Object number: G12.14.16.1-2
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
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Object number: G83.1.776.1-2
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745-1750
Object number: G83.1.775.1-2
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.777.1-2
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Object number: G96.3.18
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.774.1-2
Pair of coffee cups and saucers painted by F.F.Mayer of Pressnitz
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.780.1-4
Tea bowl and saucer painted by F.F.Mayer of Pressnitz
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.778.1-2
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c.1802-1805
Object number: G07.4.7