EXPERTISED MEISSEN CUP AND SAUCER - FROM THE18th CENTURY  - MARCOLINI PERIOD -

ORNAMENTED WITH HANDPAINTED BOUQUETS

From Meissen, Marcolini period (1774-1814) - Set expertised
Porcelain coffee cup and its saucer, ornamented with handpainted colored bouquets, and with some other little flowered twigs added here and there.
The cylindrical shape of the cup, called ' litron ' in french, and the rectangular shape of the fluted handle which reminds some elements of the greek architecture,

as well as the tronconic shape of the saucer lip, allow to date this object from the third quarter of 18th century, during the neoclassical period.
Underneath the two pieces of the set, we can see the blue crossed swords stamp of Meissen, with a star above which specifies the Marcolini period
These stamps are under glaze.
Very good condition, with no cracks, no chips, no erasures of the handpainted ornamentation
This set has been expertised by Anne Lajoix, porcelain expert in Paris
Height of the cup : 2,75 inches - (6,8 cm) - Diameter of the saucer : 5,50 inches - (13,7 cm)