A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45Painted with the Schmetterlings pattern of a butterfly perched on a branch of indianische Blumen, the well with a border of four flower panels reserved against a gilt and iron-red border of chrysanthemums and trellis, the rim with four flower sprigs within a gilt and iron-red band of scrollwork interspersed with flower-heads, 22.9cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed 20 (minor rubbing)Provenance:The Hoffmeister Collection, Hamburg, sold in these Rooms, 26 May 2010, lot 40Literature:D. Hoffmeister, Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, I (1999), no. 144Exhibited:Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, The Hoffmeister Collection, 1999-2009