Meissen Hand Painted Lady & Floral Scrollwork Coffee Cup & Saucer C. 1763-1774

Description

Meissen Hand Painted Lady & Floral Scrollwork Coffee Cup & Saucer C. 1763-1774
Beautiful porcelain coffee cup and saucer. The cup is hand painted with a lady with an apron full of flowers in front of a stone urn and framed by floral scrollwork. The saucer has the same lady in a different dress sitting on a rock and framed by floral scrollwork designs.
The handle of the cup has blue and gold highlights.
Marked on the bottom with the underglaze blue crossed swords mark a dot.  This mark was used by the
royal
Meissen factory between 1763 to 1774.
Has very minor wear to the gilding, a firing crack through the base of the handle, and some minor stacking flaws to the foot rims. Otherwise good condition.
The cup measures approximately 3 3/4 inches wide including the handle x 2 5/8 inches tall.
The saucer measures approximately 5 1/4 inches wide.
This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not effect the display of the piece.
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