An IMPORTANT Meissen Kakiemon AR vase, C.1730. Augustus Rex. It is a vase made especially for the king Augustus The Strong, so a Royal piece. Full info below. I consider it important, because it has remained in PERFECT CONDITION, and is a good size piece at 10 ins high by 6 1/2 ins across. It is fully marked with AR to the underside of the base. Also, there is an incised former's mark or Dreyers mark of what looks like an X. It is so rare to find a genuine AR piece, as opposed to the hundreds of Dresden 19th century AR marked pieces we see all the time. We only see pieces like this in fine museums, or perhaps a fine expensive German auction or dealer.

These vases that stood on the mantelpieces in palaces of the aristocracy This model was provided by Japanese and Chinese porcelain produced especially for export to Europe, of which Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony (1670-1733), had numerous examples in the collection in his Japanese Palace in Dresden. As initially he preferred East Asian porcelain the King not only had numerous pieces from his porcelain palace copied in the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen, but also ordered considerable quantities of porcelain with what was known as chinoiserie décor.

The Augustus-Rex mark on the underside confirms that this vase was intended for the personal use of Augustus the Strong, either for furnishing the king’s porcelain palace or to be given as a royal gift.