An early Meissen cup and saucer, circa 1790, a tapered cup and conforming straight sided saucer decorated with flower sprigs and grisaille bouquets of flowers, tulips, daffodils and others with touches of green and gilt highlights, an interlacing gold ribbon pattern to both rims, and a squared handle of the period; Marcolini marks underside, cup height 6 cm. Saucer diameter 13.5 cm