tea canister & lid

Christain Friedrich Herold

Summary

Public: Tea canister & lid, hard paste porcelain, black enamel and gilt decoration with harbour scenes on a white ground. Private: Hard paste porcelain, hexagonal baluster shape with circular lid, flat base, the body moulded with raised vertical ribs. Painted in black enamel monochrome (schwarzlot) with a series of six harbour scenes, with a small harbour scene on the lid. Details and ribs picked out in gilt.