A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with a stork and babies

A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with a stork and babies

Model no. 1186, with original saucer. The cup decorated with a depiction of a stork holding a newborn, in an oval frame inscribed "Wir danken Gott für seine Gaben, die wir von Ihm empfangen haben". The centre of the saucer decorated with 11 babies in a circle and inscribed "und bitten Ihn den lieben Herren: Er wolle uns fortan mehr bescheren." Interior gilt. Blue sceptre mark, painter's mark, impressed and incised marks. A retouched rim chip.
Ca. 1803 - 13.