Meissen Kumme from the "Red Dragon" service of the Royal Court Confectionery Round, moulded, fan-shaped ribbed form on a round base ring. Decorated with two phoenixes arranged in a circle and an elongated Chinese dragon alternating with Buddhist symbols of the so-called "Eight Treasures". Iron-red camaieum painting heightened in gold. Marked "K.H.C." on the base in purple overglaze (inventory mark of the Royal Court Confectionery). Centreboard mark. H. 8 cm. D. 18 cm. The "Red Dragon" decoration was one of the first service designs for the Saxon court under Augustus the Strong around 1730. From around 1735/37, Meissen porcelain pieces with the iron-red dragon decoration and the K.H.C. overglaze mark were intended for the Saxon court confectionery. See Pietsch, cat. Triumph of the Blue Swords, no. 236; Weber, vol. II, no. 238, SKD, inv. no. PE 1172. A porcelain bowl from the "Red dragon" service of the Royal Court Confectionery. Purple K.H.C. confectioner's mark. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1740 - 1750.