A Meissen coffee pot and cover, circa 1730
Each side painted with a Kauffahrtei scene depicting merchants and their wares by a quayside, within an elaborate gilt scrollwork cartouche enclosing B?ttger lustre and purple trellis panels, edged with iron-red and purple scrollwork and swags and with two tiny chinoiserie figures at the top, sprigs of indianische Blumen on and below the handle and below the gilt spout, the domed cover with a continuous scene, gilt-edged rims, 20cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, glt 52. to both, incised / inside footrim (tip of spout restored) (2)