Antique Colossal Meissen Blue Onion Serving Dish in Hand-Painted Porcelain for sale at Pamono

Colossal antique Meissen ''Blue Onion'' serving dish in hand-painted porcelain, early 20th century. Measures: 58 x 45 x 6.5 cm. Stamped. In very good condition. 2nd factory quality. The Meissen ''onion'' pattern was originally named the ''bulb'' pattern. While modelled closely after a pattern first produced by Chinese porcelain painters, which featured pomegranates unfamiliar in Saxony, the plates and bowls produced in the Meissen factory in 1740 adopted a feel that was distinctly their own. More than 200 pieces on stock, complete lunch and dinner service for 24 p. serving pieces, coffee service and much more.