A MEISSEN KAKIEMON MUG
CIRCA 1730, BLUE CADUCEUS MARK
Painted with branches of flowering peony issuing from rockwork beneath a band of scrolls and flowerheads between iron-red lines, the fluted scroll handle enriched in gilding (fine crack from rim to base, gilding on handle probably later)
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
A MEISSEN KAKIEMON MUG
CIRCA 1730, BLUE CADUCEUS MARK
Painted with branches of flowering peony issuing from rockwork beneath a band of scrolls and flowerheads between iron-red lines, the fluted scroll handle enriched in gilding (fine crack from rim to base, gilding on handle probably later)
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high