Meissen Tea Caddy with Höroldt Chinoiserie Painting, c.
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Description
Germany, 1735-40
Meissen porcelain manufactory
Underside with blue crossed swords
Base and cover with gold number ‘4’
Painting after Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696-1775)
Gilt scrollwork and Böttger-luster
Dimensions (with cover): 13 x 7.2 x 5 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: German private collection
Fine Meissen porcelain caddy with fine Chinoiserie painting after Höroldt
Meissen is to this day renowned for its unmatched quality in porcelain, which the company has produced for over 300 years. This exceptional tea caddy with original cover is a fine example of this mentioned quality. The rectangular tea caddy dates to 1735-40. It is painted with harbor scenes all round. The scenes on the larger sides are further embellished with a frame of gold scrolls and Böttger-luster with iron-red and purple feathery foliage. The finely painted scenes are rendered in the manner of Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696-1775). The straight shoulders and the cover are further decorated with large Kakiemon flowers. A cover with a pine cone knop finial sits on the raised neck.
The tea caddy is in very good condition with only slight abrasion of the gold. The unglazed base bears the crossed swords mark. The inside of the cover and the base show the same mark ‘4’. The dimensions including the cover are 13 x 7.2 x 5 cm (height x length x width).
Meissen
Porcelain has been available in Europe since the 13th century, but it had to be imported from China. It was mostly of low quality, too, and came at a high price, because the Chinese seldom gave their best wares to foreigners. Europeans tried to copy Chinese porcelain for centuries. 1708 brought success – high quality porcelain could finally be manufactured in Europe; in Meissen. The manufacturer’s mark, the crossed swords in blue, has been in use since 1722 and it is still a symbol of the highest quality porcelain. Meissen celebrated its 300 years anniversary in 2008. Quality has always been the number one priority for Meissen. They have their own quarry, where they source kaolin, also known as china clay, for their production. It takes several years to attain the title of a ‘master painter’ at Meissen. This level of professionalism is clearly evident in the remarkable quality of painting on Meissen porcelain.
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