Precious Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Double Scent Bottle, "Provender to the Monastery" Circa 1740
Regular price
£845.00
Meissen Porcelain Double Scent Bottle, c.1740,
Modelled as a provender to the monastery, the barefoot monk carrying a basket of eggs and a dead bird, a sheaf of corn on his back concealing a young woman with feet protruding, his head and part of the sheaf forming the stoppers, underneath the domed base painted with flowers, blue crossed swords mark beneath a gilt star.
Condition: Minor Restoration to the Corn.
Size: 8cm