A MEISSEN OCTAGONAL PLATE FROM THE CHRISTIE-MILLER SERVICE CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 22 The centre painted with a Venetian scene, the foreground with three gentlemen, a merchant and a lady on a quay, with two children playing ball before them, the middle distance with boating figures by a quay below a coloumned building before distant galleons, within a black line octagonal reserve, the gilt diaper-pattern well reserved with four quatrefoil puce camaïeu vignette panels, two with harbour scenes with galleons, two with river landscapes, the border with four further vignettes, one with figures in a landscape, another with a harbour scene, two with river landscapes, one with a schloss, within similar quatrefoil cartouches flanked by gilt ombriete foliage scrolls, shells and scrolling panels of line ornament, gilt line rim (area of wear to well at 5 o'clock, three very slight areas of wear to well) 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) wide
A MEISSEN OCTAGONAL PLATE FROM THE CHRISTIE-MILLER SERVICE CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 22 The centre painted with a Venetian scene, the foreground with three gentlemen, a merchant and a lady on a quay, with two children playing ball before them, the middle distance with boating figures by a quay below a coloumned building before distant galleons, within a black line octagonal reserve, the gilt diaper-pattern well reserved with four quatrefoil puce camaïeu vignette panels, two with harbour scenes with galleons, two with river landscapes, the border with four further vignettes, one with figures in a landscape, another with a harbour scene, two with river landscapes, one with a schloss, within similar quatrefoil cartouches flanked by gilt ombriete foliage scrolls, shells and scrolling panels of line ornament, gilt line rim (area of wear to well at 5 o'clock, three very slight areas of wear to well) 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) wide
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