A watercolour design for an ornamental cartouche with the motto ‘Fraus Virtute Perit’ in the style found on Bayreuth porcelain. The date is within the period when the Metzsch workshop was operating, but we have not been able to interpret the rest of the inscription.

Provenance:
Charles Plante Fine Arts

Condition:  Good Condition

Literature

Manners 2024
E & H Manners, ‘Decorators of Ceramics and Glass, 2024, no. 42 

Price: £700