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Sugar bowl and cover
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1735
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 10.8 x 11.4 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Rita and Frits Markus Collection
Accession Number1993.229a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionA yellow-ground circular sugar bowl and cover with painted polychrome floral decoration within shaped cartouches outlined in black.
InscriptionsMarks: crossed swords in underglaze blue
ProvenanceDr. Korthaus (probably Wilhelm Korthaus, b. 1889 - d. 1968), Frankfurt; March 1, 1993, Korthaus collection sale, Christie's, London, lot 50, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)