Amphora

Michel Victor Acier, Meissen, Germany, ca. 1780

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 27 cm

Markings: swords with a star in blue and two underglaze lines, “25” imprint.

UMP 16912

A high-footed amphora with two handles and a pierced cover to hold potpourri. A veduta of Dresden is painted in a medallion, inscribed below “Dresde”; on the opposite side is a view of a castle and the inscription “Pillnitz”. Framed in a vibrantly coloured garland wreath with ribbons and gilding.

l Neoclassicism