A rare early Meissen beaker, circa 1722-23
Of slender, flared form with faceted, ear-shaped handles, each side painted with a landscape scene within a shaped gilt quatrelobe cartouche embellished with B?ttger lustre and scrollwork in two shades of iron-red, depicting a peasant seated on a bench with a jug and holding a pipe, and another standing playing the violin seen from the rear, gilt bands to rims, 7.9cm high, 2 in lustre within footrim
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An early teapot and cover with M.P.M. mark, decorated with a similar cartouche depicting peasants playing instruments and probably part of the same service as the present lot, was sold at Christie's Geneva, 22 April 1970, lot 144.An early part service painted with figures from the Italian Comedy including six beakers of this form is published by I. Wildtraut/H. Buchen, Das Commedia dell'Arte Service Eine Einführung in eine Gruppe früher H?roldt-Dekore, in Keramos 156 (1997), pp. 3-28.