A Meissen octagonal double-handled beaker and saucer, circa 1730

Painted in Kakiemon style with the "Quail" pattern, brown-edged rims, the saucer: 23.3cm wide, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (saucer) and blue enamel (cup), incised Japanese Palace inventory numbers N=346-/W (cup with restored sections) (2)

Provenance:
Royal Collections of Saxony, Japanese Palace, Dresden;
Brigitte Britzke Collection, Bad Pyrmont;
Sold by Bonhams online, 9 June 2017, lot 8;
Private Collection, U.K.

Literature:
Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts aus Bad Pyrmonter Privatbesitz, exhibition catalogue (2002), p. 76;
La Porcelana de Meissen en la Colección Britzke/Das Meissner Porzellan der Britzke-Sammlung, exhibition catalogue (2009), p.128

Exhibited:
Museum im Schloss, Bad Pyrmont, Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts aus Bad Pyrmonter Privatbesitz, 28 November 2002 to 26 January 2003;
Fundación Caja Segovia, La Porcelana de Meissen en la Colección Britzke 1709-1765, 16 July to 18 November 2009