Antique Dessert Set Dresden Hand Painted Plates Footed Cups circa 1880

Amazing hand painted porcelain set of footed cups /saucers and matching dessert plates made by famous Ambrosius Lamm studio in Dresden. Set includes 10 footed cups, 10 saucers and 10 dessert plates. Beautiful porcelain pedestal cups and plates are 360 degree panoramic painted with romantic scenes and decorated with raised gold technique. Scenes present Rococo era people relaxing in beautiful landscapes, some engaged in courtship, some playing musical instruments. The inside of the scalloped rim plates feature beautiful gilt work including swags, garlands, crosshatch and a highly decorative monogram, all with raised gilt paste embellishment. Cups are truly pieces of art.. Three of ten cups are gilt with raised gold decoration inside, other seven cups have colored luster inside with raised gold on the rim. Matching saucers have beading, raised gold flowers decoration and a monogram in the middle. Marked under the glaze blue with lamb mark for Ambrosius Lamm Studio, Dresden. Condition - generally great condition with imperfections natural to its age and use. Plates: 9 plates are in great/excellent condition, minor gilt wear natural to its age and use. Monograms have darker patina. One plate has a Y shape hairline on the back invisible on the face side, the same plate has a tiny chip on the rim visible with close up inspection (see the photo). Cups: 6 cups are in excellent/great condition, minor gilt wear natural to its age and use. Four cups - green, pink and 2 whites have a tiny imperfections on the rim, one on each cup ( see the last photo, it combines 4 cups rims ). No hairlines, no breaks.. One white cup has dark patina on gold inside the cup. Saucers: 9 saucers are in excellent/ great condition. One pink saucer...

Important set of 12 dinner / cabinet plates known as Opera Plates features the finest hand-painted porcelain made in Dresden by studio of Ambrosius Lamm. ...