HELENA/MILENIUM COFFEE SERVICE [1958] Edmund Ruszczyński Jan Kwinta ZPS Wawel

Table Porcelain Factory "Wawel" in Walbrzych,

porcelain, glazed, complete set: pitcher with lid (height 21cm), sugar bowl (height 9cm), creamer (height 9.5cm), 6 cups (diameter 7.5cm), 6 saucers (diameter 14cm), all elements signed, additionally a number on the pitcher, condition of all elements except the creamer exemplary, creamer with glued ear,

"Another cut, which enjoyed the appreciation of customers, was Helena/Milenium, the first name applied to export orders, the second to domestic orders, because with this design the factory wanted to celebrate the anniversary of the creation of the Polish state. The authors of the design, prepared in 1958, were Edmund Ruszczyński and Jan Kwinta (relief design).The body of the jug was conical, topped by a gently arched lid with a straight handle, a long, slender spout and a handle kinked at an angle minimally extended upward. The innovation is the different shape of the plates from the traditional one - square with softly rounded corners..." Barbara Banaś, Polish New Look, Warsaw 2019, p. 203.