An Extraordinary Lidded Box with Dragon Finial
Lot-No. 415
Meissen, around 1735. Porcelain. Ball shape, the lid with a finial in the shape of a winged dragon. Turquoise ground, on the front and back side quatrefoil cartouches with plant motifs in Japanese kakiemon style. Crossed swords mark and Dreher's mark for Johann Gottlieb Kühnel sen. (since 1732 active in the manufactory). H. 12 cm, diam. 10 cm. - Literature: A lidded beaker with identic dragon finial ill. by U. Pietsch: Early Meissen Porcelain. The Wark Collection, London 2011, no. 434. -
An Extraordinary Lidded Box with Dragon Finial
An Extraordinary Lidded Box with Dragon Finial
Lot-No. 415
Meissen, around 1735. Porcelain. Ball shape, the lid with a finial in the shape of a winged dragon. Turquoise ground, on the front and back side quatrefoil cartouches with plant motifs in Japanese kakiemon style. Crossed swords mark and Dreher's mark for Johann Gottlieb Kühnel sen. (since 1732 active in the manufactory). H. 12 cm, diam. 10 cm. - Literature: A lidded beaker with identic dragon finial ill. by U. Pietsch: Early Meissen Porcelain. The Wark Collection, London 2011, no. 434. -