A Meissen armorial teabowl and saucer
CIRCA 1735-40, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BOTH, TEABOWL WITH IMPRESSED CROSS IN SEGMENTS, SAUCER WITH IMPRESSED **
The teabowl finely decorated with a coat of arms within an elaborate brown and gilt foliate escutcheon surmounted by a coronet, against a continuous estuary scene with merchants before dilapidated buildings and at various pursuits by cargo and ships above a double red line border, the interior with a Kakiemon flower-spray below a gilt Laub-und-bandelwerk border, the saucer with a similar coat of arms and escutcheon surrounded by scattered Kakiemon flower-sprays and a similar border, the underside with three Kakiemon flower-sprays, gilt line rims (some areas of minute wear to both)
A Meissen armorial teabowl and saucer
CIRCA 1735-40, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BOTH, TEABOWL WITH IMPRESSED CROSS IN SEGMENTS, SAUCER WITH IMPRESSED **
The teabowl finely decorated with a coat of arms within an elaborate brown and gilt foliate escutcheon surmounted by a coronet, against a continuous estuary scene with merchants before dilapidated buildings and at various pursuits by cargo and ships above a double red line border, the interior with a Kakiemon flower-spray below a gilt Laub-und-bandelwerk border, the saucer with a similar coat of arms and escutcheon surrounded by scattered Kakiemon flower-sprays and a similar border, the underside with three Kakiemon flower-sprays, gilt line rims (some areas of minute wear to both)