Antique early Meissen porcelain cup saucer hand painted portrait c1820 (1197) gemstone_diamonds During the 19th century

During the 19th century

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Antique early Meissen porcelain cup saucer hand painted portrait c1820 (1197) gemstone_diamonds During the 19th centuryAntique Meissen portrait cup and saucer. Diameter of cup is 3 3 4inches . Diameter of saucer is 6inches. This one has a portrait of a lovely youth holding a bow and posy of flowers. The colors in the painting are vibrant and the quality of the painting is amazing. The Meissen factory did not make better paintings than this cup and saucer. Condition : The cup is near perfect with only slight wear to the gilding. The entire painting is perfect with no