Antique Dresden Tea Cup & Saucer Hand Painted Floral Gilt Scalloped Mold

Dresden porcelain tea cup and saucer, hand painted with delicate multicolor floral sprigs and finished with elegant gilt scrollwork. Crafted in a classic scalloped and fluted rococo-inspired mold, a form commonly used by Dresden decorating workshops in the late 19th to early 20th century.

The cup and saucer are marked in blue “Dresden”, indicating hand decoration rather than a factory mark. This style of marking is typical for Dresden-decorated porcelain blanks of the period.

Details:

• Origin: Dresden, Germany
• Era: Late 19th – Early 20th Century (c. 1890–1915)
• Material: Porcelain
• Decoration: Hand painted floral sprigs with gilt border
• Form: Scalloped / fluted mold
• Includes: 1 tea cup and 1 matching saucer 4.5" diameter and 2" high

Condition:

Good antique condition overall with light, age-appropriate wear to gilding. One small kiln firing indent along the rim edge, present from manufacture (factory firing flaw, not a chip or crack).

Additionally, the saucer has a fine hairline on the underside only, visible on close inspection and not apparent from the front or when displayed. No cracks through the face, no repairs, and no structural instability.