A Meissen hausmaler two-handled cup or beaker, c.1725-30, painted in the workshop of Franz Friedrich

A Meissen hausmaler two-handled cup or beaker, c.1725-30, painted in the workshop of Franz Friedrich Mayer in Pressnitz, with a dancing courtier, the reverse with a maiden flanked by trees, the interior rim with a gilt foliate border, blue crossed swords mark, 7.2cm.

The figure of the dancing man is taken from an engraving by Pierre Aveline after Jean-Antoine Watteau.

Provenance: formerly in the David Sachs Collection and sold at Sotheby's, 10th March 1970, lot 82.