ALKA KUNST BAVARIA GERMANY 1950S 9 PIECE DEMITASSE PORCELAIN TEA SET FLORAL PATTERN 398 - RARE

RARE VINTAGE 1950S ALKA KUNST BAVARIA GERMANY 9 PIECE PORCELAIN DEMITASSE TEA SET. INCLUDES A SUGAR POT WITH LID, A CREAMER, 2 TEA CUPS AND 2 SAUCERS. IN A BEAUTIFUL FLORAL PATTERN 398. WITH GOLD TRIMS ON RIMS, HANDLES AND LID FINIAALS. THERE ARE NO CHIPS AND NO CRACKS AND THE SET IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
MARKINGS:
CROWN WITH ALKA KUNST BAVARIA IN GREEN
ARTIST MONOGRAM IN GOLD. PATTERN NUMBER 398.
This logo was used between 1955 and 1960.
 
SIZES AND CONDITION:
COFFEE POT: 15CM WIDE FROM SPOUT TO HANDLE 17CM HIGH UP TO LID FINIAAL
SUGAR POT WITH LID: 10CM WIDE FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE 8CM HIGH UP TO LID FINIAAL
CREAMER: 10CM WIDE FROM SPOUT TO HANDLE 6CM HIGH
2 X TEA CUPS: 9.2CM WIDE UP TO HANDLE 4.2CM HIGH
2 X SAUCERS: 11.8CM DIAMETER 1.0CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. GOLD GILDING STILL BEAUTIFUL. GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
ALKA KUNST (1872-1970):
August Alboth founded his porcelain decorating business in Coburg in 1872. His son Ernst joined in 1875. In 1898 he relocated the factory to Kronach about 200km away from Dresden. Ernst Alboth had two children - son Willy and daughter Erna. Erna in 1922 married the Munich banker Georg Kaiser.  
Ernst Alboth died in 1927. The company name was changed to "Alka-Kunst" which simply is a short for Alboth (Al) and Kaiser (KA) and kunst is the german word for art. The Porzellanfabrik AL-KA Kunst Alboth & Kaiser survived from 1928 until 1951. 
A new factory was build in Staffelstein located near Kronach. The Alka Porzellanfabriken Alboth & Kaiser K.G., Staffelstein existed till 1970.
In 1970 the company was named Kaiser-Porzellanmanufaktur Staffelstein K.G. After German reunification problems of the porcelain business in the country increased. The company declared insolvency in 2001. It was taken over by investor out of the Pacific Crown Group and a new company PM Kapital G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G. was formed which on September 1st 2010 also took over Goebel Porzellan, former creator of the famous M.J. Hummel figures.

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