A Meissen gold-ground quatrefoil coffee cup and saucer, c.1755-65, the cup with blue crossed swords mark and Pressnummer 24, the saucer with blue crossed swords and dot mark and Pressnummer 43, each reserved with panels of figures in landscapes after Watteau or Lancret enclosed by elaborate borders, the gilt panels reserved with blue deutsche Blumen, gilt scroll borders, the cup 8.7cm wide; the saucer 14cm wide Overall this cup and saucer are in good condition the gilding and the coloured enamels are bright and fresh in appearance. There are some slight areas of wear, but these are all minor. In more detail: there is some minute wear and flaking to the gilt rim of the saucer, and there are some areas of minute wear to the centre. There are some areas of minute wear to the rim of the cup and to the gilt panels.