A CUP AND SAUCER WITH POST CARDS

Description:

Austria, circa 1820
H. 8,7 cm/ D. 15,4 cm
Cup and saucer with rich gilding, in the centre and on the sides fields with detailed, finely painted motifs of postcards, playing cards, sheet music and documents with inscriptions in German, including ‘Wien von der Leopoldstadt’. ‘No. 15’ in gold on the bottom of the saucer. Minimally worn.
Private Collection Hamburg