A Meissen lilac-ground rectangular tea-caddy and a cover

CIRCA 1740, IRON-RED 2 MARK AND PRESSNUMMER 49 TO TEACADDY, IRON-RED CIRCLE-CROSS AND SEMI-CIRCLE MARK TO COVER

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A Meissen lilac-ground rectangular tea-caddy and a cover
Circa 1740, iron-red 2 mark and Pressnummer 49 to teacaddy, iron-red circle-cross and semi-circle mark to cover
En suite to the preceding, painted with figures at discussion before a farm, tower and ships in estuary and mountainous landscapes, within black ogival cartouches, the shoulder with indianische Blumen within a gilt line, the cover with a gilt pine-cone finial and gilt band rim (chip to finial, disguised firing crack to neck of tea-caddy)
4in. (10cm.) high (2)

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