Teapot

Königlich-Polnische und Kurfürstlich-Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur,

Meissen, Germany, after 1740

Appliqué-decorated glazed white porcelain.

H: 10.5 cm

Markings: Swords in blue

UMP 7492

This teapot decorated with relief appliquéd grapevines winding around the entire circumference is a reminder of how the first hard-paste porcelain objects were decorated in Europe, using Böttger’s “Blanc de Chine” technique. (lmp)