A magnificent porcelain coffee pot.

Johann Georg Heinz Birnformiger Corpus. Handle in the shape of a letter "J" with a curved tip and spout, featuring a relief sculpture of a shell and rocaille work, as well as a relief pattern of ribs and palmettes. Hood-shaped lid with a partially gilded finial on top. On both sides of the wall, amidst large, shaded carved wooden flowers, four pass-through reserves framed in brown contour with gilded grapes and lattice ornamentation. Inside, impressive rocky and wooded landscapes with a hint of architecture in the background. Corresponding landscape decoration with a gold cord on the lid. Fine polychrome painting by Johann Georg Heinz (active 1720-1748) or I. G. Klinger (attributed). Gold No. 14. Press No. 11. Minor restoration; sword mark. Height 22 cm. Comparable painting attributed to I. G. Heinz on a cup from a dated cup in the collection of Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks at the British Museum in London (museum number: Franks. 93). See Rückert, catalog of the Bavarian National Museum, No. 215; Pazauerk, Meissen Porcelain Painting, Fig. 18f.; Wark Collection, No. 470f. Magnificent porcelain coffee pot, elegantly painted with landscapes and "carved flowers" by I. G. Heinz and I. G. Klinger (attributed). Minor restorations. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1740-1745.