Ignaz Preissler is one of the best known independent decorators of porcelain, pottery and glass in 1720-30. He often worked on Chinese porcelain (as here) or on Meissen porcelain. His particular speciality was a technique known as 'Schwarzlot' where the design was painted in black enamel with fine details being scratched out with a needle.

Preissler was often commissioned by noblemen to decorate white pieces of porcelain, sometimes to commemorate battles or other events, or to create gifts for important personnages. The patron of the Meissen factory, Augustus the Strong of Saxony, is known to have acquired over a dozen pieces decorated by Preissler in 1721, an indication of the high esteem in which he was held.