A Meissen porcelain vase and cup with saucer with flowers and insects, circa 1900 Porcelain, color painted, gold painted. Gourd vase with finely painted insects and sculptural leaf and flower overlay. Plug-in lid decorated accordingly. Knob in the shape of two intertwined flower stems. Bottom with pommel mark. Gold rubbed, flowers slightly chipped. Height 14.5 cm. Comes with a cup and saucer, painted on both sides with polychrome flowers and insects. The outer sides with a floral overlay in high relief. Both pieces with pommel mark and painter's mark "15". The flowers chipped, partly restored. Height cup 5.2 cm, diameter saucer 14 cm. Condition: II - III

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