https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/21468/fullDouble-Handled Fruit Basket with Male and Female Masksca.1735-1740Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryOverall (G04.18.17): 11.5 x 23.8 x 15.2 cm (4 1/2 x 9 3/8 x 6 in.)Hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsThe Macdonald CollectionOrigin: Meissen, GermanyG04.18.70Meissen double-handled fruit basket of oval shape. The exterior moulded with the Sulkowski basketry pattern simulating a bold diagonal weave. The base and outer rim resembling cording with rope handles terminating in male and female masks representative of the Four Seasons, and the interior enamelled in the Kakiemon style, with the ‘Flying Dog’ (Fliegender Hund) pattern depicting a winged animal, a swooping crane, and a cluster of flowers with a large beetle and other insects.18th Century European PorcelainMacdonald Collection - GermanyMacdonald CollectionGerman PorcelainJapanese Porcelain and Its InfluenceMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1825832759GermanAugustus III (1733-1763)Crossed swords in underglaze blue.
Impressed numeral 33 on base.