"German Porcelain Soup Tureen Hochst Hoechst Period XVIIIth Century"
Important German porcelain soup tureen or vegetable dish from the Hoechst or Hochst factory (mark with the crowned wheel of the elector). This factory closed its doors in 1796. Hand-painted decoration of bouquets of spring flowers on the belly, daffodil, tulip, and on the lid a lemon treated in trompe l'oeil as a fretel with a bas-relief decoration of celeriac. Presence inside the lid of an alliance coat of arms with count's crown and inventory number 1325. Note two losses to the leaves of the lid 
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