Meissen coffee teapot with a house painting in purple cameo.

A pear-shaped body with scroll-shaped handles and a pointed spout. A domed lid with a spherical finial. On the wall, a depiction of Venus or the sea nymph Galatea seated in a shell, accompanied by sea nymphs and cupids. In the background, Neptune, drawn by hippocamps, approaches with a trident. This domestic painting, likely from Breslau, is executed in purple camaïeu with gold ornamentation. Some minor restorations; the lid differs. Height: 21 cm. Compare with auction catalog, Jan Collection, Hamburg, 641. Auction Lempertz, 1989, No. 36. A porcelain coffee pot "Hausmalerei" in purple camaïeu, likely from Breslau. Minor restoration. Varied lid. Meissen, circa 1720-1725.