Three Meissen colour-ground cabinet cups and saucers, circa 1780, circa 1850

one with flower sprays within elaborate tooled gilt borders against a cobalt ground, one with Arcadian scenes and flowers within rococo reserves on a similar ground, and the other with Oriental birds and flower vignettes on a crimson ground, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, one with Marcolini-period asterisk and letters

The Marcolini period blue ground cup and saucer: There is a deep surface scratch to the rim of the saucer. The blue ground cup and saucer painted with Arcadian scenes: Good condition, no damage noted. The crimson ground cup and saucer: Good condition, no damage noted.
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