A group of Meissen gilt-ground wares, circa 1760-1780

comprising a teapot and cover, a sugar bowl and cover and two teacups and saucers enamelled with deutsche Blumen, the teapot 11cm., 4 3/4 in. high; a teapot and cover with similar decoration and with black-edged reserves of flower sprays, 13cm., 5 in. high; and a plate and quatrefoil stand painted in underglaze-blue with the 'onion' pattern against a burnished gilt ground, 23cm., 9 in. and 41cm., 16 in. wide

The plate in the onion pattern, there are some minor chips to the rim. The quatrefoil stand in the onion pattern, there is a minor chip to the rim. The teapot with a solid gold ground, there is spray to the finial of the cover and some re-gilding to the edge of the rim. The teapot with black edged reserves, there is a flat chip to the flange of the cover, and a minute chip to the lower tip of the finger rest.
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