Kassel Puce Scenic Saucer

This is a supremely rare saucer made by Kassel of Germany in about 1770. Kassel was probably the shortest maker in existence back then. They started as a faience factory around 1680 and made porcelain from 1766-1788. It is said they did not reach the artistic level of the other factories but they sure made some nice things. The arcanist Nicholaus Paul came from Fulda as did the repairer Franz Joachim Hess. Their chief modeller was J.G. Pahland and the repairer Friedrich Kuenckler both came from Fuerstenberg. It is said that all pieces of Kassel porcelain (about 200 known in the world) are accounted for but this is now the third new piece I found which was certainly made by them so there are definitely a few more out there! The saucer is nicely decorated with a hand painted scene in puce of a hen and rooster in a bit of a landscape surrounding. A couple of tiny bugs along the edge as well. The quality of the paste is not the best - quite gray. The piece is marked underneath with the under glaze blue lion mark which by itself could be Frankenthal but in combination with the incised marks and the other signs is obviously made by Kassel. It also has an incised 38 which is the number for the porcelain compound I believe. And a puce D as the painter's mark which could be interesting to researchers! The saucer displays very nicely but there are two tiny edge chips and two hairlines right by each other as shown. They are stable and don't affect the look. A nice piece from an extemely rare maker! A rare opportunity to learn and look at it. The saucer is 1.25 inches tall and 5.25 inches in diameter. Please email me for more information or photos.