{"product_id":"meissen-pate-sur-pate-decoration-grecian-maiden-urn-serpentine-handles","title":"Meissen Pate sur Pate decoration Grecian maiden urn with serpentine handles","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeissen Pate sur Pate decoration lidded Urn with serpentine handles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pate sur Pate decoration depicts a Grecian maiden carrying a flaming lamp held by chains - and is a remarkable example of the Pate sur Pate technique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Pate sur Pate?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePate-sur-pate is a French term meaning \"paste on paste\". It is a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body, usually with a coloured body, by applying successive layers of (usually) white porcelain slip (liquid clay) with a brush. Once the main shape is built up, it is carved away to give fine detail, before the piece is fired. The work is very painstaking and may take weeks of adding extra layers and allowing them to harden before the next is applied. It is essentially the finest technique for producing porcelain and only ever mastered by Minton and Meissen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ec.1890\u003cbr\u003eCrossed Swords marks to base together with Impressed 20 S 59  (196)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 29cms (11 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 16cms (6 1\/4\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGilding is superb, minor firing seam under lid - nothing untoward, just expansion during the manufacturing process\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meissen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47529486614756,"sku":"RA-0011870_C","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/pate_sur_pate_urn_1a_c3487034-6801-478c-aad8-f3b951044172.jpg?v=1770786693","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/meissen-pate-sur-pate-decoration-grecian-maiden-urn-serpentine-handles","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}