A Meissen large oval topographical stand with Dutch view, circa 1774 Painted in the centre with a view of fishermen by a river with churches and windmills in the background, within a gilt and brown scrollwork and foliate cartouche, the rim with a border of floral swags tied with blue bows and formal gilt border around the edge, 38.8cm across, crossed swords mark and asterisk in underglaze-blue, painter's numeral 31. in puce, impressed 'D' and incised '4' Footnotes: Part of a service painted with Dutch views probably made just after the famous Meissen 'Stadtholder' dinner service (1772-74), which was probably a gift from the Dutch East India Company to Prince William V. A large portion of the Stadtholder service, which is painted with titled views of Holland and former Dutch colonies, is now displayed in the museum at the Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn. The present pair of dishes formed part of a second service with a different border design and Dutch views which are untitled. Forty-two pieces from this set belonged to the collectors S.P.D. May and R. May-Fuld and were sold in Amsterdam at the auction house Frederik Muller on 14-17 October 1941. A dish from this set is in the Kestner Museum in Hanover and another dish is illustrated by Dr Den Blaauwen, Het Meissen servies van Stadhouder Willem de Vijfde, 1993. pp. 33-36. Two different pairs of dishes from the service were sold in these Rooms, 15 November 2006, lot 4; and 4 December 2019, lot 58. Both pairs of dishes are marked with crossed swords and dot mark (used up to 1774); the current lot has a so-called Marcolini mark (crossed swords with asterisk) that was introduced in 1774. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing