GERMAN MEISSEN HAND-PAINTED PORCELAIN OPEN SALTS, LOT OF FOUR, each having polychrome decorations, comprising two double-form examples with center loop handle featuring bird motif, one tri-footed shell-form example featuring a romantic couple to interior, the man playing a flute, one tri-lobed example with relief floral decorations. Marks to underside include underglaze blue-crossed swords and "AR" to underside. Together with a Meissen-style ovoid-form example raised on four scrolled feet with figurehead busts of four women below bowl, having blue-crossed swords mark to underside. Five pieces total. Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen, Germany. 19th century. 3 3/8" HOA.
Published: Jzyk and Robertson - The Open Salt Compendium, one bird motif example p. 188, pl. 546 far right and pl. 547 bottom right.

From the Sandra Jzyk Collection, Norfolk, MA.

Double bird motif examples undamaged; tri-lobed example having some professional restoration to one side; shell example having one foot reattached; figurehead busts example having restoration to rim chip with associated hairline.