A rare Meissen domed cover, circa 1725-30

Finely painted with four chinoiserie scenes, each within a gilt quatrelobe scrollwork cartouche edged with iron-red scrollwork, with four sprigs of indianische Blumen within the gilt-edged rim, surmounted by a finial as a seated chinoiserie figure wearing a gilt conical hat; together with a two-handled tureen, probably late 19th/early 20th century, decorated in matching style, the handles with green foliage reserved against a gilt ground,
Diam. of cover: 15.8cm; overall height: 17.5cm (some rubbing to gilt hat of finial) (2)

Provenance:
Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild Collection, Berlin (sold by Ball & Graupe, Berlin, 23-25 March 1931, lot 583)