A Meissen tea and coffee service circa 1765

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

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Description

crossed swords and dot in underglaze-blue, impressed numerals
the coffee pot and cover: 24.5cm., 9 5/8 in.

each piece painted in purple camaïeu with a large-scale vignette of elegant figures in parkland settings in French taste, and scattered flower sprays, the branch handles heightened in turquoise with moulded flower terminals, flower-bud finials, comprising:
a coffee pot and cover
a teapot and cover
a milk jug and cover
a tea caddy and cover
a slop bowl
two coffee cups and two saucers
eight teacups and eight saucers