Pair of Meissen cups and saucers. Meissen, circa 1730. Photo Hampel

Height of cups: 7 cm. Diameter of saucer: 13 cm. At the bottom of each brand swords in blue, blue Umringung, each with blue painter brands. Gold decoration by the painter from Augsburg Seuter Abraham (1689 - 1747). Estimate € 3000-5000

Literature: Klaus-Peter Arnold, Meissen blue painting from three centuries, Munich, 1998. 

Hampel. Friday, 23 march 2012. http://www.hampel-auctions.com/