A Meissen teacup and saucer. Circa 1740.

Each moulded with a gadrooned section and painted in underglaze-blue, the well with a bird perched on flowering Oriental flowers, within borders of alternating flower and insect panels and vignettes reserved against a scale-ground, crossed swords marks, asterisk, 57 and G11 in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral to saucer (2) - Sold for £696

Bonhams. Fine European Ceramics, 3 Dec 2008. New Bond Street. Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved. www.bonhams.com