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MEISSEN - Dinner plate, third quarter of the eighteenth
century. Mark : Crossed swords in under glaze blue, impressed "20". Diameter: 9 1/4",
height 2", The plate has a petal-shaped rim. Painted in polychrome with a butterfly perched on a
flowering branch in the center and three different flowering branches
alternating with smaller sprigs. Brown rim line. This popular pattern
represents a combination of two styles. The center appears to be
inspired by Chinese famille verte porcelain of the K'ang Hsi Period (1662-1722), while the flowers on the rim are directly
taken from Japanese Kakiemon porcelain. It is commonly known as the
" butterfly " or Schmetterling pattern. Condition: Good
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