Rare Meissen Marcolini Flower Plant In A Tub Circa 1780 Porcelain

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Object description :

"Rare Meissen Marcolini Flower Plant In A Tub Circa 1780 Porcelain"

A superb Meissen Marcolini Auricula flower plant in a tub circa 1780. Fine quality Meissen porcelain model of a flowerpot, modelled as cylindrical tub enhanced in gilt with 2 mythological masks on the sides, these are made in the marcolini period a time when meissen made their finest porcelain productions. The size is 4 1/4 inches (10.5 cm) Tall. The Marcolini period of Meissen manufacture takes its name from Count Camillo Marcolini, Prime Minister of the German kingdom of Saxony, where the Meissen factory was located, who was also named director of the Meissen works in 1774, a position he held until 1814.

Creator: Meissen Porcelain (Maker)

Dimensions: Height: 4.1 in (10.42 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

Materials and Techniques: Porcelain

Place of Origin: Germany

Period: 1780-1789

Date of Manufacture: 1780

Condition: Good

Price: 1 460 €

Period: 18th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition

Material: Porcelain
Width: 5.08
Height: 10.42
Depth: 5.08

Reference: 1387074