Meissen, set of 4 small coffee cups with matching saucers.

Meissen, set of 4 small coffee cups with matching saucers. Antique small porcelain coffee cups with hand-painted decoration in pink tones. Classic Meissen aesthetic with delicate floral and band motifs. Origin: Germany. Material: Porcelain. Dimensions: Cup H. 5 cm, D. 10 cm. Saucer D. 14 cm. Period: Circa 1800. Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear. Marking: Marked to the base with the Meissen crossed swords. 1st factory quality. Bio: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory was founded in 1710 in Saxony and is the oldest porcelain manufactory in Europe. It is renowned for pioneering true hard-paste porcelain and for the iconic crossed swords mark, used since the 1720s as a symbol of origin and quality. Meissen porcelain from the 18th and early 19th centuries is regarded as highly collectible and of major historical significance within European porcelain history.