Ntique Dresden Meissen Covered Cup & Saucer, Peasant Life, Hand Painted, 1879

  
CONDITION: Repair to finial on lid, star crazing on bottom of saucer (does not go through). The lid does not fit tightly. This porcelain covered cup and saucer was produced in Germany by the Helena Wolfsohn Factory in 1879 to 1880. It has the Augustus Rex mark under glaze.

The saucer has a diameter of 5 3/8 inches and is 1 1/2 inches deep. The cup is 4 inches tall, including the lid and has a diameter of 3 inches.

The set is done in Meissen style, from the Marcolini Period. The front of the cup and inside of the saucer are lavishly hand painted with genre scenes. Peasants are seen dancing and gathering around a table eating out doors. The painting is high quality, colorful and full of detail.

There are ornate cartouches in color and burnished gilding around the scenes. The lid also has a scene with ornate decorations.

There is delicate gilding around the rims of each piece. This is an extraordinary example of Dresden porcelain. FOR OUR CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE US.

The Post Office requires this. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Decorative Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware\Cup & Saucers". The seller is "betsybabe" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Pattern: Scenes of Peasant Life in the 1700s
• Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
• Production Technique: Hand Painted Hand Gilded
• Occasion: All Occasions
• Vintage: Yes
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
• Origin: Dresden
• Material: Porcelain
• Year Manufactured: 1879
• Product Line: Decorative Collectable Porcelain
• Production Style: Hand Painted Scenes from 18th Centry Life
• Brand: Helena Wolfsohn Dresden
• Style: Continental
• Color: Multicolor
• Set Includes: Cup & Saucer Set
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Backstamp: Painted
• Theme: 18th C Peasant Life
• Type: Chocolate Cup with Lid & Saucer