A MEISSEN COMMEMORATIVE ARMORIAL CUP AND SAUCER, the cup with the Royal Arms of Prussia flanked by Cupid riding Pegasus, Mercury holding a dated banner inscribed Poft Carte/MDCCIX, other inscriptions Post Land Carte and Post Ordnung u. taxe, banners, a treasure chest, initialed packages and discarded letters in a landscape vignette, the saucer with a continuous scene describing the method of postage delivery a waggon and huntsmen flanking an obelisk and a gentleman writing at a table pointing to his servant who is standing among monogrammed packages, the centre with a hunting horn and the initial C., gilt dentil rims (small footrim chip and minor rubbing to rim of cup), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 52 to cup and 53 to saucer, circa 1744

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A MEISSEN COMMEMORATIVE ARMORIAL CUP AND SAUCER, the cup with the Royal Arms of Prussia flanked by Cupid riding Pegasus, Mercury holding a dated banner inscribed Poft Carte/MDCCIX, other inscriptions Post Land Carte and Post Ordnung u. taxe, banners, a treasure chest, initialed packages and discarded letters in a landscape vignette, the saucer with a continuous scene describing the method of postage delivery a waggon and huntsmen flanking an obelisk and a gentleman writing at a table pointing to his servant who is standing among monogrammed packages, the centre with a hunting horn and the initial C., gilt dentil rims (small footrim chip and minor rubbing to rim of cup), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 52 to cup and 53 to saucer, circa 1744

Provenance

Anon. sale Christie's London, 29 March 1976, lot 76

Lot Essay

The significance of the date 1719 is obscure. However there is every possibility that the present lot celebrates 25 years of the Prussian postal service and dates therefore from 1744

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