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Meissen Tea Caddy σ.1763

Meissen Porcelain Botanical Tea Caddy.
Academic period (1763 – 1774)
A Nice Tea Caddy with Various Flowers Painted on a Moulded Base, Comes with Original Lid.  Dating from around the 1740's.
Painted in colours with traditional floral motifs (Holzschnitt-Deutsche Blumen).
Has Meissen Cross Swords.

Design: Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1695 - 1749) from 1735 sculptor and modeller at the Meissen porcelain factory.

Each side well painted with bouquets of brightly painted flowers.

Height with lid 15 cm.
Width 10 cm.
The item is worthy of a museum collection! A very rare specimen.