59. A Marcolini Meissen covered cup and saucer, circa 1780 The cup decorated with a grisaille medallion portrait of Frederick the Great enclosed within a gilt swag border, the cover with a flower finial accentuated in gilt and reserved with a grisaille trophy depicting a field marshal's baton, open book, and laurel branches within a gilt swag border, the saucer reserved with grisaille trophy depicting a falcon, soldier's helmet and sword within laurel branches within a gilt swag border, all on a blue-ground, the covered cup: 10cm high, the saucer: 13.7cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue with asterisk and "4 W", painter's mark "B" to saucer, (3)