A Meissen part tea and coffee service circa 1730

each piece painted with rustic and harbour scenes, including two nocturnal views, within laub-und-bandelwerk borders incorporating Boettger-lustre, comprising: a coffee pot and cover, a tea caddy and a cover, four two- handled beakers and four saucers (chip to coffee pot, haircrack and some re-gilding to handles of cups, cover of caddy probably matched, some wear)

Coffee pot - chip to outer rim, approx 1/4 " by 1/4". Tea Caddy - some wear to gilding on top surface where cover rests. Minor wear to gilding on edges. Cover probbaly matched and with minor wear to gilding. Cups - cracks across one handle where it joins lower body. Some re-gilding to handles and some loss of gilding. Some wear to rims. Some light scratches to the Nocturne panel. Saucers - all with some typical wear and some light scratching to the centres.
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