Grand et rare plat en porcelaine de Meissen, circa 1735...

Grand et rare plat en porcelaine de Meissen, circa 1735

A rare Meissen large dish, circa 1735

Painted in underglaze-blue, enamels and gilding with flowering branches and a butterfly within concentric circles, the rim with a band of scrolling foliage reserved with flower heads, the reverse with two underglaze-blue branches with red blossoms and flowers, 38.6cm across, crossed swords mark and K in underglaze-blue, impressed Dreher's mark for Johann Christoph Fleischer and incised 4 inside footrim
The pattern is based on Chinese Imari pieces acquired for the collection of Augustus the Strong in Dresden in or shortly after 1727. The first Meissen examples were delivered to the Japanese Palace, Dresden, probably after July 1728. At first, Meissen copied the Chinese originals precisely, but several variations of the pattern emerged in the 1730s and 1740s. Alongside numerous plates and dishes, other forms required for a table service such as tureens, cruet sets, sauceboats and candlesticks (see lot 18) were also produced (J. Weber, Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, II (2013), pp. 58-59).