Royal Vienna Style Tea Service for Six

Late 19th century, hand-painted with gilt arabesques and classical vignettes upon a cobalt field, the set, comprising four cups and six saucers, with covered teapot, sugar, and covered butter dish. Each decorated with a vignette of a classical scene.

Teapot 5.25 x 10 3/8 in.; Butter dish 4 x 6 in.

From the Collection of Ethel Christian Bohnet, San Antonio, Texas

Most imitations of the Vienna Porcelain Mark display the shield upside down making it appear like a beehive. See Rontgen's book "Marks on German, Bohemian and Austrian Porcelain."



Overall good condition, the cups and saucers having small intermittent losses of gilt along the upper rims.