Rosenthal Germany 3 Cups & Saucers Demitasse Pedestal Queen's Bouquet 1952-1975

  

Exquisite Decorative Set of 3 DEMITASSE PEDESTAL CUPS & SAUCERS from Bavaria, Germany, ROSENTHAL CONTINENTAL IVORY w/GOLD Trim on Rims, Handles, Scrollwork & Pedestal. DESCRIPTION: The beautiful set was decorated using the multicolor color palette on the Ivory with strong gold.

The trim on the rim is a band of gold and the handles are also trimmed in a bold solid gold on the back. The floral spray pattern is very classic. The saucers have the same pattern as well as a gold trim line on the verge of the saucers. This is such a striking set. CONDITION: While this set is classified as used, the condition is superb.

There are no chips, nicks, cracks, rubbings, scratches, crazing or hairlines. There is no wear to the gold or colors. DIMENSIONS: The pedestal cups have a diameter of 2 7/8" and a height of 1 7/8".

The capacity of the cups is 2 ounces. The scalloped saucers have a diameter of 4 3/4" and a height of 1/2". His business grew to the point that in 1891 he built his first factory to produce porcelain using kaolin imported from Bohemia. The current Rosenthal website states from 1907 the company marks each product with its full name, thus the brand name of Rosenthal is born in 1907. In his book entitled Rosenthal, Dieter Struss dates pieces as used after the 1943 time period by date ciphers containing Germany instead of Bavaria.

During the period following World War II, Rosenthal porcelain was distributed in the United States by Rosenthal-Block China Corporation. This was a company founded by Joseph Block.

Raymond Lowery's firm (which included Richard S Latham) designed tableware for the Corporation that would appeal to the American market. Probably best known was the Continental China line which was launched in 1952 and discontinued in 1975. The Ivory line was part of this.

European manufactured porcelain for the American market was marked with a cartouche placed over the original production mark. The original mark is often visible beneath the cartouche when placed under a strong light. The source for this is the website collectrosenthal. Please view all pictures carefully as they are part of the description. The stand was used as a photo prop and is not part of this listing.

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