Decorated with hand painted Dresden style flowers pink, purple, blue, yellow, white, and orange with gold leaves. Also has small gold and red insects and a pink and yellow butterfly. With gold ovals and bands along the rim. Marked on the bottom with the underglaze blue crossed swords mark used by the imperial Meissen factory between 1860 and 1924. Excellent condition with no chips or cracks.
The cup measures approximately 4 1/8 inches wide including the handle x 1 7/8 inches tall. The saucer measures approximately 5 3/8 inches wide.
This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not effect the display of the piece. The item "Meissen Hand Painted Floral Insects & Gold Tea Cup & Saucer Circa 1860-1924" is in sale since Thursday, August 22, 2019. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\China & Dinnerware\Meissen". The seller is "ladyindecadence" and is located in Baltimore, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.