Octagonal Cup and Saucer, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Octagonal cup and saucer. Saucer has high sides and is gilded at inner-edge; center painted with a waterside scene of laborers. Cup has slim handle and round foot with gilded band. Decorated with scene of small boats being laden with cargo. Interior gilding is largely missing, revealing the red underpainting., Germany, 1735-1745, ceramics, Decorative Arts, cup and saucer, cup and saucer