A Meissen beaker and cover

CIRCA 1730, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BEAKER, GILDER'S 5. TO BOTH, DREHER'S TO BEAKER

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A Meissen beaker and cover
Circa 1730, blue crossed swords mark to beaker, gilder's 5. to both, Dreher's to beaker
Painted in the manner C.F. Herold with a continuous estuary scene with merchants, tents, buildings and ships, above a gilt gadrooned footrim, the shallow domed cover with a seated monkey finial and painted with similar scenes, gilt interlocking scroll and flowerhead borders (beaker broken and repaired, small section at rim a restored replacement, slight wear to gilding)
4.7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high

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