A life-long love of fine bone china and porcelain, along with many treasured memories has led us to a beautiful vintage and antique collection which includes tea cup sets, vases, tea pots and other collector favorites from potteries in England, France, Germany, Japan, Austria, Hungary and more. Our selections include items from Meissen, RS Prussia, KPM, Coalport, Minton, Limoges and Capodimonte to mention only a few. After spending 20+ years in California we are retired now and live in South Carolina. We have had a great time for the last several years buying, selling and collecting. My love of antiques and vintage pottery began as a young girl. My aunt had lovely items that I admired tremendously. As an adult, I began my own collection and have been involved with these lovely jewels ever since. I am not an expert, but I particularly love porcelain from Germany and Bone China from England. I would love to hear from you if you share my interests and would like to share your stories. The history on Meissen, Germany is particularly interesting to me. I also love the Shelley, England, cups and saucers and have a lovely collection of Queen Anne of my own that I am not interested in selling at this time as I admire them on a daily basis. Art Nouveau and Art Deco style items are favorites. After many years I began thinking how much others would also love and appreciate my items. We began selling on EBay several years ago under the name alexmollydog. We have had simply great communication with our buyers and have earned Top Rated Seller status there. We ship within 24 hours after payment with items shipping free USPS Priority Mail Insured. If you have not had a chance to meet us there, please stop by Rosebud vintage-teacups-china-gifts and take look. You can also find us through the Auctiva Emporium. Our domain name is rosebudteacups.com. Just recently listed in our ROSEBUD store is a fabulous Meissen tea cup and saucer manufactured in c1774. Item #121054531485. The description follows: RARE Meissen Germany Porcelain Cup and Saucer Hand Painted Cherubs 18th Century RARE 239 Years old and Exquisite This magnificent Meissen Porcelain can style cup and deep saucer is a treasure to behold! Hand painted cherubs resting on clouds with musical instruments and doves accent both pieces. Beautifully designed and accented with lovely blue hand painted flowers with gilded foliage to the back of the cup and the saucer edge. A lovely gilded circular design bordered with pink accent lines, enhance the rims of both the cup and saucer. Edges are gilded. Made of the finest porcelain of the time, it is hard to believe this tea cup set was manufactured in approximately 1774 and is 239 years old. This set is Meissen first quality and is identified with the Meissen blue crossed swords under glaze to the bottom of both the cup and saucer. The colors are bright and beautiful without fading. The gilding is in excellent antique condition. There are no chips, cracks, crazing or sign of repair. This tea set is by far one of the loveliest we have ever offered on EBay! The cup measures 3 inches x 2 inches while the saucer measures 5 inches wide and 1 and 1 half inches deep. Our search for these fabulous pieces never ends and as we find new and interesting collectibles, we will make them available to you to talk about and if you are interested in purchasing, well that is great also. Welcome international buyers on our sight. Until next time, we wish everyone well. Regards, Polly & (the puppies) Alex, Molly and Rosie