A Large Meissen Iron Red Indian Flowers (Indianische Blumen) Dinnerware Service

Germany, late 19th-20th century, (183) piece collection, each signed with underglaze blue crossed swords mark and various pressnumern, decorated in meandering coral red floral motifs with gilt accents and gilt rim, the main dinnerware service including: (45) dinner plates (10 in.); (12) salad plates (8 5/8 in.); (21) dessert/pie plates (7 in.); (11) rimmed soup bowls (9 3/8 in.); (8) rimmed soup bowls (9 1/8 in.); (1) bowl with fluted rim (9 1/4 in.); (3) bread and butter plates (6 1/4in.); (18) footed cups (2 1/2 in.) and (18) saucers (5 1/2 in.); (2) teapots (6 1/4 in. tallest); (3) coffee pots (10 1/2 in. tallest) ; (1) round footed stand (6 in.); (2) creamers (5 1/8 in. tallest); footed pot with cover (5 1/4 in.); round covered sugar (4 1/ 4 in.); lobed covered sugar (4 in.); small lobed dish (6 in.); petal form teacup (2 in.) and saucer (5 5/8 in.).

Serving pieces including: a large double handled lidded tureen (10 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) with separate underplate (20 1/4 in.); (2) round footed trays (11 in. larger); (3) dual handled sauceboats with attached undertray (10 1/2 in.); (1) charger (13 3/4 in.); (2) chargers (12 1/2 in.); (2) square vegetable bowls with round foot (9 1/2 in.); (2) square vegetable bowls with round foot without decoration (9 1/2 in.); (2) covered vegetable/casserole with double handles and pedestal foot; (3) oval serving trays (19 in. largest); (2) oval serving dishes (10 1/2 in. largest); leaf form dish (8 5/8 in.); round serving tray with fluted rim (10 3/4 in.); round footed bowl with flared rim (9 1/2 in.); round low bowl (9 7/8 in.); cabinet plate with gilt decorated rim (9 3/4 in.); (3) ashtrays (5 in. largest); square trinket dish (4 1/2 in.); round trinket dish (3 in.); footed tall baluster vase (9 3/4 in.).

Private Collection, Burlington, North Carolina

Majority of the pieces are in good estate condition; tureen underplate with old area of restoration to one handle and surrounding area; (6) dinner plates showing some fading wear to the painted and gilt decoration; (5) dinner plates without gilt accents; (1) lobed teacup with fleabite to upper rim, another with small fleabites to foot; another with restored handle; crack and repair to one teacup handle; Petal teacup with small chip to upper rim; (3) saucers each with minute rim chip, one with gilt loss, and one with small chip to foot rim with associated small hairline; floral finial on lid of round sugar with small chip; fleabite to final of lobed sugar's cover; coffee pot lid underside fitter with some small fleabites, same lid with fleabite to floral finial; another coffee pot lid with restored floral finial; one lidded vegetable with crack and repair to handle and area of loss to pedestal foot; round tray, cabinet plate, square trinket dish, and one pie plate marked of second quality.