A Meissen porcelain ornithological part tea and coffee service, circa 1765

painted with vignettes of European birds perched in branches in landscapes, enclosed by gilt trelliswork and foliate scroll cartouches, and with scattered flower sprigs, between moulded flower garland borders, the covers with flower finials, gilt rims, comprising:

a coffee pot and cover,

a teapot and cover,

a tea canister and cover,

a milk jug,

a sugar bowl and cover,

a waste bowl,

a quatrefoil spoon tray,

eleven teacups,

six coffee cups,

and eighteen saucers,

crossed swords and dot marks in underglaze-blue, some pieces with impressed numerals

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Height of coffee pot 9 ¾ in; 24,7 cm