A Saxon lacquered beaker with view of Dresden circa 1830-35

the cylindrical form with flared rim all over gilt and painted with green marbling, the front with a view of Dresden within a gilt line oval panel, the reverse inscribed in gilding Der Besten der Mütter geweiht., star-cut base

A glass of similar style is illustrated by Gustav E.Pazaurek, Gläser der Empire- und Biedermeierzeit, p.245, fig.231. See also Rudolf von Strasser, Licht und Farbe, p.502, no.341 for a beaker of the same style painted with a portrait of Christ. For further discussion of Lackmalerei glass see von Strasser, op.cit., pp.502-503.