A Meissen oval basket, circa 1735
Probably modelled by J.J. Kaendler, the exterior moulded with a basketwork pattern, applied with two basketwork handles with mask terminals emblematic of the Four Seasons, coloured in enamels and gilding, the interior with five sprigs of Oriental flowers, the inside rim with a richly decorated band of chrysanthemums reserved on alternating coloured and gilt trellis panels, 28cm across handles, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised T2(?)
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Provenance:Norman Wilkinson Collection, sold at Christie's London, 30 June 1975, lot 134;Herbert Wolfe Collection, sold at Bonhams London, 17 June 1998, lot 84The model is first mentioned in Kaendler's work records for November 1733, though it probably predates this entry and likely was already made in three sizes; see J. Weber, Mei?ener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbilden, II (2013), pp. 188f., for a discussion of the model.