• Title: Vintage Meissen Hand-Painted "Blue Onion" Leaf-Shaped Dish with Loop Handle

Item Overview:Up for sale is a beautiful, authentic 9-inch leaf-shaped serving dish from the prestigious MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory in Germany. Featuring the iconic Zwiebelmuster (Blue Onion) pattern, this timeless mid-century piece showcases brilliant, hand-painted underglaze cobalt blue details. The piece features a scalloped edge molded to mimic a natural leaf structure, complete with an elegant, integrated loop handle.

Authenticity & Markings:This piece features multiple official factory marks on the reverse, verifying its authenticity and production journey:

• The Main Trademark: The classic underglaze blue Meissen crossed swords mark is present on the bottom.

• The "Secret" Stalk Mark: Crucial for pattern authenticity, the tiny pair of blue crossed swords is hand-painted directly into the root of the central bamboo stalk on the front face of the dish.

• Artisan Codes: Includes the hand-incised mold model number "T 14" stamped into the raw paste, alongside a handwritten blue painter tracking number ("22").

Condition Report:The dish is in physically pristine condition with no cracks, chips, fleabites, surface scratches, or post-factory repairs.

• Please note: The main crossed swords mark on the reverse features three horizontal factory cancellation marks (Schleifstriche). This indicates it was categorized as a factory second at the time of final inspection due to minor manufacturing nuances: minor, subtle "wrinkles" along the rim texture (felt more than seen) and a few tiny pinpoint bubbles in the hand-painted blue glaze sections. These micro-flaws are completely typical of hand-thrown and hand-painted Meissen porcelain of this era and do not detract from its stunning display quality or function.

Dimensions:

• Length/Width: Approx. 9 inches

• Pattern: Blue Onion (Zwiebelmuster)

• Origin: Meissen, Germany