Biedermeier coffee service - Biedermeier coffee service, circa 1850, ovoid body on a recessed round foot and with curved handle, jug with animal head spout, raised lid with peg knob, richly gilt, rectangular reserves with various depictions of Saxon landscapes and cities in fine polychrome painting, consisting of 1 coffee pot, 1 milk jug, 1 sugar bowl and 2 cups with saucers, some marked (Dresden, Leipzig, Königstein), unmarked, gilt decoration rubbed, milk jug restored

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