Beschreibung:

A Meissen chinoiserie plate Circa 1735, blue crossed swords mark and Dreher's quartered circle to footrim for Möbius The centre painted with four Oriental figures in iron-red and purple robes, one seated with a monkey, another with balls on a stick and two watching two dogs with their puppies supported on an elaborate gilt diaper lustred platform reserved with three purpurmalerei quatrefoil medallions of shore scenes within a lustred border of gilt diaper panels dividing four enamelled panels of merchants on quaysides flanked by four purple bowls of flowers and gilt ombrierte scrolling foliage (some wear to enamels of well) 9 in. (22.9 cm.) diam.