porcelain, of cylindrical form, the body with gilt edging, gilt lattice of small stars on cobalt blue bands, gilt chevron border, gilt chain- and bead border on a white ground, medallions containing én grisaille painted busts on a serpentine ground with inscriptions, the angular handle heightened with gilt and with rosette terminal, Height: 6,2 cm, Ø13,5 cm, the gilding minimally scuffed, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords with star, Marcolini Period ca. 1780 (Ru)

Solon, (Athens ca. 640-560, Athens) Athenian statesman of royal descent, Archon 594/593 and ‘peacemaker’ between the estates; Epimenides, legendary Greek priest and seer, said to have fallen into a sleep lasting 57 years (Goethes Festspiel: Des E. Erwachen, 1814) and later been instrumental in establishing an alliance between Athens and Knossos;

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Solon, (Athens ca. 640-560, Athens) Athenian statesman of royal descent, Archon 594/593 and ‘peacemaker’ between the estates; Epimenides, legendary Greek priest and seer, said to have fallen into a sleep lasting 57 years (Goethes Festspiel: Des E. Erwachen, 1814) and later been instrumental in establishing an alliance between Athens and Knossos;

no reserve