Cup and Saucer Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Battle of Waterloo commemorative cup with concave sides, with greatest diameter at lip. Flat strap handle. Flat saucer, horizontal ogee marly. Cup has bust portraits of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, encircled by gold palm and laurel branches. Saucer has gold inscription: Sieger / bei La belle Alliance / 1815 (Winners, the Beautiful Alliance)., Germany, early 19th century, ceramics


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