Meissen yellow-ground chocolate cup set

— circa 1880
£2800

Of large size painted with panels of lovers and flowers on a yellow and gilt ground. The cup a double stem twisted handle and the cover has rose bud finial and a cut-out section to allow for a stirring spoon to sit inside the cup whilst covered.

Underglaze blue crossed swords to the cup and the saucer, cup with incised model number G 16 and impressed assembler’s number 60, saucer with impressed assembler’s number 75

Dimensions
cup with cover 14.8cm high, saucer 18cm diameter

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History

A sign of quality with exhibition and commissioned pieces is where gilding is added to surfaces that are not immediately visible. In this case, the underside of the saucer and inside rims of the cover and cup have been embellished with gold.