Rare 1740s 18thC Meissen Porcelain Hot Chocolate Cup & Saucer Porzellan Tasse

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Rare 1740s 18thC Meissen Porcelain Hot Chocolate Cup & Saucer Porzellan Tasse:
$999.00

For sale is a very early and superb cup and saucer set made by Meissen in about 1740-1745. The shape is superb and the decoration is top as well. Either for coffee or hot chocolate I presume. The colors are a bit stronger than in the pictures in real life for some reason. There is a large floral arrangement hand painted on the front and then there are lots of bugs and a small flower scattered throughout as well. From a little lady bug to the gorgeous large butterfly. Nice and rare handle shape as well! Nice brown trim on the rims. The flowers on these pieces are much more natural looking and much more detailed than later ones. The cup and saucer are in superb condition with just a tiny bit of flaking to the brown trim and a very small chip to mostly the inside rim of the cup. The cup is 2.75 inches tall, 2.75 inches from front to back without the handle and 2.5 inches wide. The saucer is 1.25 inches tall, 5.5 inches wide and 4.75 inches deep. The saucer is marked with the under glaze blue crossed swords mark underneath as well as an impressed 5. The cup has no mark which is rare but not unheard of on early Meissen. This is one of the cups and saucers to the rest of the set I have up on the site. If you like my goodies have a look at my other sales for a lot more top maker pieces or contact me through if you are looking for something else. porcelaine porcellana