Z.S.&Co. Bavaria Hand-Painted Porcelain Antique Creamer and Sugar - a Pair

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Sunday brunch? Use this charming hand-painted porcelain creamer and sugar set made by the Z.S.&Co. Bavaria in about 1880-1918 (Hallmark … Read more Sunday brunch? Use this charming hand-painted porcelain creamer and sugar set made by the Z.S.&Co. Bavaria in about 1880-1918 (Hallmark indicates this time frame). The set is chock full of hand-painted porcelain soft blue forget-me-nots with soft pink surrounding, on white and all of the pieces have gold leaf trim and handles.
It is signed by the artist MS and is in very good antique condition with a bit of normal wear from age and use, no chips or cracks.

The firm was established in Rehau in 1880 by Johann Nicol Adam Zeh. His partners were Johann Michael Scherzer junior, Georg Adam Winterling, Johann Nicol Jacob junior, Johann Andreas Karl Wolfel and Johann Paulus Hertel.

In 1908 the company opened own art department. In 1910 it was transformed into a limited company (Porzellanfabrik Zeh, Scherzer & Co. A.G.). It exported over 70 percent of production to United States. Quality of Zeh Scherzer products was compared to Rosenthal or Hutschenreuther.

In 1924 the company bought Porzellanfabrik Elster located in Mühlhausen in Saxony and owned it till 1935.
DIMENSIONS:
Creamer: 5.0 inches wide x 2.50 inches tall x 4.0 inches in diameter on the bottom
Sugar: 6.0 inches wide x 4.0 inches tall (with lid) x 4.25 inches in diameter on the bottom

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