Meissen decorative bowl with stand

A basin on a rectangular base, supported by powerful curved sheet legs, decorated with relief in the Rocaille style. The oval bowl stands on four volute legs adorned with acanthus leaf reliefs. The swollen body, divided by vertical ribs, rests on a relief base in the shape of a shell with a wide, elegantly curved rim, decorated with floral detailing and rosettes. On the sides are handles in the form of putti crowned with flower wreaths, with garlands above the relief, volute-shaped stem. Around the piece runs a relief Rocaille-style decor, painted in delicate pink and sea green colors. On the walls are large reserves framed with profiles, featuring arabesques of golden curling plants on a light gray background; on both sides are cut-out cartouches topped with shells and surrounded by lush, plastically applied floral garlands, with an elegant Watteau-style scene depicting aristocratic society engaged in making music. In the center is a large golden rosette and a corresponding wide golden border. Base. Polychrome painting with rich gilded decoration. Designed by Ernst August Leuteritz, circa 1882–1885. Model No. N 129 and 2772.

Mark of the crossed swords. Meissen. 2nd half of the 19th century. Height of the bowl: 30 cm. 54 cm x 32 cm. Height of the base: 13 cm. 27 cm x 27 cm. Ernst August Leuteritz (1818–1893) was the most prolific designer at Meissen in the second half of the 19th century. His extensive work includes numerous figures, vases, tableware, and vessel forms, as well as basins, initially in the Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance styles, and later mainly in the Baroque manner. Some of his vases were exhibited at world expositions. See Jedding, Meißener Porzellan des 19. und 20. Jhs., p. 156; Thieme-Becker, vol. XXIII, p. 147. A representative porcelain bowl with a base as a central element, created by E. A. Leuteritz. Mark of the crossed swords. Meissen. 2nd half of the 19th century.