Meissen - Solid Color with White Quatrefoil Scenes (1730-50s) Photos

In the 1730s-50s, Meissen started making dishes with distinct solid colors (red, yellow, blue, purple, gold leaf) with baroque shaped white patches (e.g. quatrefoil) in which a scene was painted. Early versions used oriental scenes, but these were later replaced with romantic scenes derived from French painter Watteau. The solid color background was sometimes enhanced with fish scale-like patterns. Handles were sometimes sculpted.

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Meissen porcelain covered vases decorated in yellow with imaginary Chinese scenes in white quatrefoils at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Various Meissen porcelain plates & vessels at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain yellow covered bouillon cup on saucer painted with Indian flowers at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Porcelain bowl, cover & stand with floral design by Meissen Porcelain Manuf. of Germany at National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales.
Meissen porcelain covered vases decorated in yellow with imaginary Chinese scenes in white quatrefoils (c1730) at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Various Meissen porcelain plates & vessels (c1725-35) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain yellow covered bouillon cup on saucer (c1730) painted with Indian flowers at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Porcelain bowl, cover & stand (c1745) with floral design by Meissen Porcelain Manuf. of Germany at National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales.
Meissen porcelain chocolate cups with gold decor at Bamberg Old Town Hall Museum of Faience & Porcelain. Bamberg, Germany.Meissen porcelain coffee cups & saucers decorated with European scenes in white quatrefoils at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain coffee pot with scenes from plays of Moliere by Abraham Seutter after book by John Watts at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain covered spouted Reintl on three feet decorated in yellow with imaginary Chinese scenes in white quatrefoils with silver mounts from Augsburg at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.
Meissen porcelain chocolate cups with gold decor (c1735) at Bamberg Old Town Hall Museum of Faience & Porcelain. Bamberg, Germany.Meissen porcelain coffee cups & saucers decorated with European scenes in white quatrefoils (c1735) at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain coffee pot with scenes from plays of Moliere (c1740-3) by Abraham Seutter after book by John Watts at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain covered spouted Reintl on three feet decorated in yellow with imaginary Chinese scenes in white quatrefoils (c1740) with silver mounts from Augsburg at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.
Meissen porcelain yellow small terrine painted with European scenes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain yellow coffee pot painted with Watteau-figures at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain chocolate pot decorated in yellow with imaginary Chinese scenes in white quatrefoils at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain coffee pot decorated in green with European scenes in white quatrefoils at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.
Meissen porcelain yellow small terrine (c1740-5) painted with European scenes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain yellow coffee pot (c1740-5) painted with Watteau-figures at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain chocolate pot decorated in yellow with imaginary Chinese scenes in white quatrefoils (c1740-45) at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain coffee pot decorated in green with European scenes in white quatrefoils (c1740) at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.
Meissen porcelain coffee pot decorated in violet with European scenes in white quatrefoils at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain red coffee pot & sugar bowl with Watteau & trade travel scenes painted in white quatrefoil at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain red tea service & plate with Baroque border with Watteau & trade travel scenes painted in white quatrefoil at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain quatrefoil-shaped tea cups with gold background painted with flowers & Watteau scenes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.
Meissen porcelain coffee pot decorated in violet with European scenes in white quatrefoils (c1735-40) at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain red coffee pot & sugar bowl (c1740) with Watteau & trade travel scenes painted in white quatrefoil at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain red tea service (c1740) & plate with Baroque border (c1730) with Watteau & trade travel scenes painted in white quatrefoil at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain quatrefoil-shaped tea cups (c1740) with gold background painted with flowers & Watteau scenes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.
Meissen porcelain tea, coffee, chocolate service decorated with Oriental scenes in white quatrefoils in private collection. ON.Chocolate pot detail of Meissen porcelain tea, coffee, chocolate service decorated with Oriental scenes in white quatrefoils in private collection. ON.Meissen porcelain broth bowl & stand decorated with Oriental scenes plus gold compass faces at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain yellow cups & saucers painted with Dutch landscapes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.
Meissen porcelain tea, coffee, chocolate service decorated with Oriental scenes in white quatrefoils (c1740) in private collection. ON.Chocolate pot detail of Meissen porcelain tea, coffee, chocolate service decorated with Oriental scenes in white quatrefoils (c1740) in private collection. ON.Meissen porcelain broth bowl & stand decorated with Oriental scenes plus gold compass faces (c1730) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain yellow cups & saucers (c1743) painted with Dutch landscapes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.
Meissen porcelain purple cups & saucers plus teapot with Asian scenes painted in white quatrefoils at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain small terrine with blue flower knob & country scenes framed with rococo purple mosaic scale decoration at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Detail of Meissen mosaic scale decoration & Watteau-like romantic country scene in hexafoil frame. Munich, Germany.Porcelain tureen & saucer with scale decoration by Meissen Porcelain at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Meissen porcelain purple cups & saucers plus teapot with Asian scenes painted in white quatrefoils at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain small terrine with blue flower knob & country scenes framed with rococo purple mosaic scale decoration (c1745) at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Detail of Meissen mosaic scale decoration (purple) & Watteau-like romantic country scene in hexafoil frame (c1745). Munich, Germany.Porcelain tureen & saucer with scale decoration (c1750-5) by Meissen Porcelain at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Meissen porcelain blue teapot painted with red & yellow Chinese lion at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain turquoise lidded vessel with branch-shaped handle & with scenes of commercial voyages painted in white areas framed with gold at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain turquoise chocolate pot with Asian scenes painted in white quatrefoil at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Yellow & white quatrefoil tea & coffee service by Meissen Porcelain Manuf. of Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Meissen porcelain blue teapot painted with red & yellow Chinese lion at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain turquoise lidded vessel (c1745) with branch-shaped handle & with scenes of commercial voyages painted in white areas framed with gold at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain turquoise chocolate pot (mid 1700s) with Asian scenes painted in white quatrefoil at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Yellow & white quatrefoil tea & coffee service (c1745) by Meissen Porcelain Manuf. of Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Yellow & white quatrefoil coffee pot by Meissen Porcelain Manuf. of Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Meissen porcelain coffee & tea service with scenes after Antoine Watteau at Bamberg Old Town Hall Museum of Faience & Porcelain. Bamberg, Germany.Meissen porcelain yellow cups & saucers painted with German flowers at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain tea service over turquoise base painted with German flowers & Watteau scenes at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.
Yellow & white quatrefoil coffee pot (c1745) by Meissen Porcelain Manuf. of Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Meissen porcelain coffee & tea service (c1750) with scenes after Antoine Watteau at Bamberg Old Town Hall Museum of Faience & Porcelain. Bamberg, Germany.Meissen porcelain yellow cups & saucers (c1750-5) painted with German flowers at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain tea service over turquoise base painted with German flowers & Watteau scenes (c1755) at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.
Meissen porcelain bowl from tea service decorated with scene inspired by Antoine Watteau in white rectangle at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain tea & chocolate service decorated in yellow with European scenes in white quatrefoils in original case at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.

Meissen porcelain bowl from tea service (c1750-55) decorated with scene inspired by Antoine Watteau in white rectangle at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Meissen porcelain tea & chocolate service decorated in yellow with European scenes in white quatrefoils in original case (c1740-45) at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.

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