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Meissen Porcelain Factory
Tea bowls 1734-40
4.6 x 7.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 33686
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A set of five Meissen hard-paste porcelain tea bowls with flared lips, decorated with a continuous polychrome landscape, harbour and battlescene. They also features a polychrome armorial depicting the arms and cipher of Augustus III of Poland and inside are painted with a circle of polychrome trellis embellished with flowers. The edges are finished with a dentil border, executed in gilt.
Provenance
Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony (1670-1733) was the founder of the Meissen factory and responsible for bringing about the production of hard-paste porcelain in Europe. Chinese porcelain had been prized for centuries and under his patronage Johann Friedrich Böttger perfected the technique of making hard-paste porcelain. Augustus III of Poland was his successor and he continued the association with Meissen. This service is a copy of his coronation service as King of Poland.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Measurements
4.6 x 7.7 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
Saxony [Germany]
