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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Double-Handled Fruit Basket with Male and Female Masks
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid

Double-Handled Fruit Basket with Male and Female Masks

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginGermany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1735-1740
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall (G04.18.17): 11.5 x 23.8 x 15.2 cm (4 1/2 x 9 3/8 x 6 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue. Impressed numeral 33 on base.
DescriptionMeissen double-handled fruit basket of oval shape. The exterior moulded with the Sulkowski basketry pattern simulating a bold diagonal weave. The base and outer rim resembling cording with rope handles terminating in male and female masks representative of the Four Seasons, and the interior enamelled in the Kakiemon style, with the ‘Flying Dog’ (Fliegender Hund) pattern depicting a winged animal, a swooping crane, and a cluster of flowers with a large beetle and other insects.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG04.18.7
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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