Back to Category Page
Back to New Acquisition Page
Item #PM-00121

Rare A Meissen dish from the 'Red Dragon' service from the Saxon Royal Court Pantry

Description

A Meissen dish from the "Red Dragon" service from the Saxon Royal Court Pantry
circa 1740-45
Painted in iron-red and gilding with dragons and auspicious symbols around the rim and two phoenixes and scattered insects and leaves in the well, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, K.H.C. mark in purple. Aprox 12" across

* Note: K.H.C. stands for "Konigliche-Hof-Conditorei"



The 'Red Dragon' pattern is probably derived from Japanese porcelain, which in turn incorporates Chinese symbols, such as the dragon, phoenix and the 'Eight Gems'. Two services of this pattern were among the substantial quantity of Meissen porcelain in Chinese and Japanese style made around 1729-31 for the French merchant, Lemaire, which was confiscated and later transferred to the Japanese Palace in 1733. The pattern was much admired at the Saxon court and was subsequently produced for its exclusive use (see Troschinskaja 2008 for a discussion of the pattern).














Back to Category Page
Back to New Acquisition Page

For more information:
Stillwell House Fine Art & Antiques
212 West Front Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701 US
Email: stillwellhouse@aol.com
(732) 212 -9378
Fax:

© Copyright 2023 Stillwell House Antiques. All Rights Reserved.