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Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service

Creator: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service
German, c. 1900
Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm
Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm

This beautiful Meissen part dinner and dessert service is comprised of some 68 pieces. The pieces in the service feature a white-cream porcelain ground accented with gilt edges and details and adorned with vibrantly coloured painted floral sprays. The set is comprised of six tureens with covers; one square bowl; five serving dishes, two circular and three oval; a sweetmeat dish; ten soup dishes, sixteen dinner plates, seven lunch plates, three bread plates, and four dessert plates; four coffee cups and saucers; and a twin salt with central loop handle.

Each piece is marked to the underside with blue crossed sword marks for Meissen.

Artist/maker: Meissen (German, founded 1710)

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Germany
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Porcelain.
Creation Date:	1900
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	16803
Incollect Reference #:	504611

Message from Seller:

Mayfair Gallery is a leading gallery in the field of art and antiques, holding a large collection of unique pieces for sale. The breadth of the gallery’s collection is wide, and includes items from a range of periods, styles and geographical origins, as well as works by famous artists and craftsmen. The main focus of the gallery’s collection is, however, on items produced during the 19th and early 20th century.