Rare Meissen barber's bowl with "Red Dragon" decoration from the Royal Court Confectionery Oval, deeply moulded shape. Broadly rising rim, concave on one long side with a moulded rim. On the rim an elongated Chinese dragon alternating with Buddhist symbols of the so-called "Eight Treasures". Two circling phoenixes in the centre. Iron-red camaieu painting heightened in gold. Marked "K.H.C." in purple overglaze on the base. (inventory mark of the Royal Court Confectionery). Pressed number 26 and crossed swords mark. 31 cm x 24 cm x 9 cm. The "Red Dragon" decoration was one of the first service designs for the Saxon court under Augustus the Strong around 1730. From around 1735/1737, Meissen porcelain pieces with the iron-red dragon decoration and the overglaze mark K.H.C. were intended for the furnishings of the Saxon court confectionery. See Pietsch, cat. Triumph of the Blue Swords, no. 236, p. 276; Weber/Eikelmann, cat. Meissen Porcelain after East Asian Models, vol. II. pp. 246f.; Rückert, cat. Meissen Porcelain, Bayer. National Museum, fig. 603 (mould). A large porcelain barber bowl from the "Red dragon" service of the Royal Court Confectionery. Purple K.H.C. confectioner's mark. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Mid 18th century.