An extremely rare Meissen covered Milk Jug, of slender baluster shape, beautifully painted in the manner of Christian 31 Frederich Herold with a winter scene showing travellers meandering through a village, a windmill on the left and a castle to the right, within ‘laub und bandelwerk’ gilt borders, containing bottger lustre panels and iron red and puce scrolling, the other side with a harbour scene, between sprigs of Kakiemon flowers, the gold spout moulded in low relief with an acanthus leaf, and the scrolled handle with solid gold thumb-piece, the cover with further landscapes and gold pine fruit finial.

Marks:
Impressed former’s mark, gilder’s P to both pieces and crossed swords mark in underglaze blue to the underside of the piece.