Hutschenreuter Porcelain Manufactory, Three-piece breakfast set

white porcelain, painted, gilded and decorated with carbon paper, Germany, Hutschenreuter factory in Selb, Bavaria, ca. 1930 - 1940, green underglaze printed mark and additional printed mark imitating Vienna. Diameter of plates 19.5 and 16.5 cm, cup spout 10 cm, height, 5.5 cm.

Three-piece breakfast set in the type of Viennese porcelain wares is a richly and intricately decorated all over set of cup with saucer and dessert plate. The cup on a low foot, the body in the form of a flattened vessel with a flared spout, prominent handle. Interior and handle gilded, on the outside of the body in a separate field a scene with a couple in rococo costumes, the rest of the body painted in brown and cobalt, covered with numerous gold and color ornaments. Similar decoration of the saucer and plate with scenes placed in the mirrors of the dishes. The edges of the dishes are additionally decorated with artistic pearling. The multiplicity of decorative methods and motifs used shows the technical capabilities of the factory and is an interesting example of products with a representative and decorative, rather than utilitarian, character.