18th-century Meissen Blue & White Charger Platter (K) Beverage 17" W x 20

17" W x 20

Wood with bronze hardware

part of Astier de Villatte's collection

The prolonged knot is still used on classic tall ships to protect the sails from chafing against the hardware that connects the boom to the mast

7" W  x 1

18th-century Meissen Blue & White Charger Platter (K) Beverage 17" W x 20This 18th century Meissen blue and white charger is among John Derian's trove of handpicked vintage & antique goods. Exemplifying the early European mastery of hard paste porcelain, the plate features underglaze cobalt decoration and chinoiserie inspired scenes. Produced in Saxony under Johann Friedrich Bttger, such chargers were luxury display pieces that reflect the eras fascination with global artistic influences and technical innovation. Details