Meissen - E.A. Leuteritz - Juego de escritorio en porcelana con decoración Tischchenmuster.- Primera Calidad- - Desk set (4) - Porcelain

Meissen desk set from the second half of the 19th century, comprising four matching pieces and decorated with the historic Tischchenmuster pattern, associated with the Indianische Blumen floral repertoire and the Japanese Kakiemon ornamental tradition.

The combination of white porcelain, polychrome painting, foliate borders and gilded highlights, together with the functional variety of the pieces, is representative of the period of Ernst August Leuteritz .

Leuteritz was responsible for the artistic and modelling departments for much of the second half of the 19th century. His work in reviving and reinterpreting numerous historic designs to adapt them to the period’s historicist taste contributed to the renewal and continuity of Meissen’s ornamental repertoires.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SET
Four-piece desk set made of glazed porcelain and decorated with polychrome painting and gilded highlights. The set comprises a rectangular tray for holding the accessories, a circular inkwell with a lid, a sand shaker with a perforated lid, and a rectangular box with a cover.

The pieces feature sinuous profiles and scalloped contours, with coordinated forms and decoration.

The rectangular tray has a raised, undulating rim and two recessed circular wells designed to hold the containers. The inkwell has a circular body and a lid; the sand shaker has a perforated cover with regularly spaced holes for distributing drying sand over the writing. The rectangular box, with a fitted lid, can hold small writing accessories.
The functional design of the pieces, together with their rich ornamentation, reflects the taste for refined desk accessories that characterized 19th-century European decorative arts.

DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED POLYCHROME, TISCHCHENMUSTER AND KAKIEMON INFLUENCE

Decoration entirely hand-painted in polychrome enamels with gilded highlights on a white porcelain ground, following Meissen’s historic Tischchenmuster pattern, known as the Little Table Pattern and forming part of Meissen’s historic repertoires of Asian-inspired designs.

The combination of glazed porcelain, hand-painted polychrome decoration and gilded ornamentation gives the set its visual richness and is one of its principal artistic merits.

The composition is centred on the characteristic motif of a small ornamental table in front of a stylized lattice or railing, with large flowers and branches rising behind it.

The ornamental scheme is enriched with motifs from the Indianische Blumen floral repertoire, characteristic of the Japanese Kakiemon and Imari decorative traditions, reinterpreted by the Saxon manufactory.

The hand-painting can be seen in the arrangement of the petals, the rendering of the leaves and stems, the outlines of the motifs and the distribution of the colours.

The surfaces are finished with reddish foliate borders, gold lines and decorative gold details that accentuate the profiles and highlight the scalloped contours of the pieces.


MARKS AND QUALITY
All the bases bear the crossed swords mark with pommels. The marks on the bases vary in intensity and wear, particularly on the supporting pieces.

The First Quality classification is based on inspection of the bases and the absence of abrasion marks associated with second-quality pieces.

DIMENSIONS
• Tray: 21 × 13 cm.
• Rectangular box with lid: 9 × 6 × 3.5 cm.

CONDITION
The set is in excellent condition, with no cracks, fractures, losses or restorations. The polychrome decoration retains its vibrancy, and the gilded highlights show minimal wear.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
** The photographs form part of the description.
** The stated measurements and final weight correspond to the securely packaged configuration, essential to ensure the set is properly protected during transport.