A pair of Meissen porcelain beakers and stands, circa 1728-30

painted with scenes of European landscapes with figures by quaysides, within iron-red, puce and gilt scroll-edged shaped quatrefoil cartouches, the beakers, affixed with a gilt-double scroll handle, flanked by sprays of indianische Blumen and a bird above, the undersides of the stands with concentric circles in iron-red, gilt-scroll borders at the rims, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to beakers, crossed swords marks in blue enamel to stands, each with gilt letter I.

Diameter of stands 14.2 cm; 5 ⅝ in