A MEISSEN PURPLE-GROUND OCTAGONAL TEACUP AND SAUCER painted with harbour and landscape scenes, merchants at discussion and making a fire and a gallant and companion before a ruin within shaped cartouches, the saucer with gilt and black scrolls and foliage, the rims enriched with bands of gilt scrolls, lines and foliage (slight rubbing to gilt rims), blue crossed swords mark, gilder's numerals 29. to both pieces, Pressnummer 23 to saucer, circa 1745