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Meissen Portrait Cup & Cover - Marcolini Period c.1800 (1 of 12)
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Meissen Portrait Cup & Cover - Marcolini Period c.1800

REF: 6324 / LA482323
£975
€1,139
$1,226
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Description
Rare late 18th or early 19th century Meissen portrait cup and cover, Marcolini period (c.1800), in cobalt blue with a possibly unassociated cover, the cup with a portrait of a boy, the cover with a cartouche painting of fishers next to a classical ruin. We are not aware of any other Meissen portrait cups of this kind currently available on the market. Although the cobalt blue cover matches sympathetically with the cup, we suspect it may not be original. There is a little play when it is in place, and the gilding is a different pattern. Marks: Underglaze Marcolini period Meissen mark to base of cup together with painter’s mark “A”. For similar examples of the portrait cup, see Plate 175, Rontgen, The Book of Meissen, Schiffer, 1996. Meissen portraits also referred to by Jim and Susan Harran, Meissen Porcelain, pg.27, Collector Books: “This type of decoration was very expensive to produce as it was only done by the top Meissen portrait artists”.
measurements
Cup with cover: 3.5in (8.9cm) high Cup: 2.6in (6.6cm) high
declaration
Lefays has clarified that the Meissen Portrait Cup & Cover - Marcolini Period c.1800 (LA482323) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1800
condition
Cup: Examined under ultraviolet light. No damage or restoration. Gilding worn at rim. Cover: Although the bronze finial works well with the cover, we question whether it is original, although no associated restoration shows under ultraviolet light. Otherwise, no damage.
location
This Meissen Portrait Cup & Cover - Marcolini Period c.1800 is located in United Kingdom