19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN MINIATURE PORCELAIN CUPS

comprising
a) A Royal-Vienna Style Porcelain Miniature Cup, Ackermann & Fritz, Royal Vienna Beehive, Late 19th-Early 20th Century, the body featuring a scene of a sleeping beauty titled, Ein Traum, with a gilt beaded border, the rest of the body with alternating bands of cobalt blue and gilt, with a single gilt handle, marked with blue underglaze factory mark and titled in black overglaze all under base, indistinctly signed lower right, most-likely Wagner Finely; overall height: 5 cm (2 in.), diameter: 4 cm (1 5/8 in.)
b) A British Gilt Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer, Coalport, 19th Century, the tea cup featuring alternating scenes of the countryside with a gilt painted daisy, the saucer with a conforming design, each with gilt detailing against a yellow ground, with a single gilt stippled handle, held by four gilt animal paws, each marked with factory mark in green underglaze under base, the saucer with numerals T1L3 in red underglaze and 14 in orange underglaze under base; height of tea cup: 4 cm ( 1 5/8 in.), diameter of tea cup: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), diameter of saucer: 9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

CONDITION
Each appear in age-appropriate condition. Rubbing to each of the gilt detailing, most notably to the rims, the foot rims and handles. Minor surface scratches to each. Inspection under UV shows no apparent signs of restoration.

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