Outlet Pamono Meissen Tea Service with Bird and Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, 1820, Set of 6

Tea solitaire set of six pieces made of porcelain with a white background and elaborate overglaze painting and gold decoration. Quatrefoil presenter with a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and cup with saucer, vessels with smooth, bulging walls and handles in the form of entwined branches, all pieces richly decorated with colourfully painted bird motifs – two or three birds in branches rising from the ground, surrounded by scattered insects, gold highlights, interwoven gold borders and gold edging. 6 parts: 1 Tea pot with lid – H = 9,5 cm / 3.74 in 1 Creamer – H = 7,5 cm / 2.95 in 1 Sugar urn – H = 5,5 cm / 2.16 in 1 Cup – H = 4,5 cm / 1.77 in 1 Saucer – Ø = 10,5 cm / 4.13 in 1 Presenter – L x W = 26,5 x 22,2 cm / 10.43 x 8.74 in Manufactory: Meissen, Germany Hand-crafted porcelain, hand-painted, glossy finish Underglaze blue Meissen sword mark of early 19th century / Incised lines Made circa 1820 Condition: Very good overall condition – slight abrasion on the gold