height 10 cm, saucer diameter 19 and 17 cm | Cup with two saucers of porcelain from the 19th century from the Meissen manufactory, decorated with a rich cobalt blue ground with lavish gilding. The cup bears a finely hand-painted view of Dresden with the city panorama above the river in a cartouche, and the saucers are decorated with cartouches with flower bouquets. The Meissen manufactory began production in 1710 as the very first porcelain factory in Europe. Marked on the underside with the blue crossed swords and the inscription Dresden.