LOT 20:
A RARE GERMAN MEISSEN PORCELAIN LIQUOR DISPENSER, 19 CEN
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A RARE GERMAN MEISSEN PORCELAIN LIQUOR DISPENSER, 19 CEN
Mid-19th century German hand-painted porcelain liquor dispenser with a decorative stand by Meissen Porzellan, the first European hard-paste porcelain manufacturer. The dispenser is shaped like a barrel topped by a figure of a drunk Hussar. The stand has a scrolling tripodal form with a putto figure on each knee. The sides are painted with fruit and grape leaves in the Rococo style. Crossed swords hallmark is underneath the stand.
Dimensions: H: 16 1/2 in., (42 cm.)
Condition: Very good, no chips or cracks.