Teapot

Meissen, Germany, ca. 1785

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 9 cm

Markings: swords with a star in blue

UMP 7483

Teapot decorated with a relief grotesque frieze of griffins in mid-stride against a red background, sculpted gilt laurel wreaths, and miniatures of the Dutch landscape painted in oval medallions. Angular teapot handle; a flower bud finial forms the handle on the lid.