Tasse und Untertasse mit seltener Blumenmalerei / A cup and saucer with rare flower paintings, Meissen, um 1740 Material: porcelain, painted poychrome, glazed, gold rims, Mark: underglaze blue swords, 1st choice, Decor: rims with rare flower tendril relief, wall of the cup and mirror of the saucer with fine flower painting, including tulips, anemones, violets, all flowers with long stems and leaves, Dimensions: h. cup 7 cm, d. saucer 12.5 cm, Condition: stand ring with very small chips, cup with small chip to rim, min. paint wear

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