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A MEISSEN YELLOW-GROUND TEACUP AND SAUCER
Circa 1740
Painted with harbour scenes, merchants on quaysides and riverbanks, beside barrels, castles and boats before distant hills within shaped gilt line ogival panels, the handle and rims enriched with gilding (slight chip to footrim of cup, some rubbing to gilt rims and well of saucer), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 4 and indistinct gilder's mark to both pieces
Circa 1740
Painted with harbour scenes, merchants on quaysides and riverbanks, beside barrels, castles and boats before distant hills within shaped gilt line ogival panels, the handle and rims enriched with gilding (slight chip to footrim of cup, some rubbing to gilt rims and well of saucer), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 4 and indistinct gilder's mark to both pieces