ALKA KUNST BAVARIA GERMANY 1950S SILVER OVERLAID PORCELAIN TEA SET 19 PIECES HANDPAINTED - RARE

RARE HAND PAINTED VINTAGE 1950S ALKA KUNST BAVARIA GERMANY 19 PIECE PORCELAIN TEA SET. INCLUDES A SUGAR POT WITH LID, A CREAMER, 7 TEA CUPS AND 6 SAUCERS AND 6 SIDE PLATES. APART FROM ONE MATCHING SAUCER MISSING THERE ARE NO CHIPS AND NO CRACKS AND THE SET IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
THIS TEASET IS HAND PAINTED WITH ARTIST INITIALS OR MONOGRAMS ON EACH PIECE. THERE ARE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TEACUPS AND SAUCERS IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY.
 
MARKINGS:
CROWN WITH ALKA BAVARIA IN GREEN MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY IN GOLD. STYLE NAME ANTJE AND ARTIST MONOGRAM IN GOLD.
This logo was used between 1949 and 1958.
CROWN WITH ALKA KUNST BAVARIA IN GREEN MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY IN GOLD. STYLE NAME ANTJE AND ARTIST MONOGRAM IN GOLD.
This logo was used between 1955 and 1960.
THIS GIVES US AN OVERLAP OF 3 YEARS OUR SET WAS MADE BETWEEN 1955 AND 1958.
 
SIZES:
SUGAR POT WITH LID: 9CM DIAMETER 10CM HIGH
CREAMER: 11CM WIDE FROM SPOUT TO HANDLE 9CM HIGH
7 X TEA CUPS: 7CM HIGH 8,3CM DIAMETER
6 X SAUCERS: 15CM DIAMETER 1CM HIGH
6 X SIDEPLATES: 16,7CM DIAMETER 1CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. GOLD GILDING STILL BEAUTIFUL. GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
ALKA KUNST (1872-1951):
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.

PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE VARIOUS OTHER PORCELAIN SETS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. INCLUDING A PARAGON ENGLAND TEA SET FROM 1960S, AN RUDOLF WAGNER BAVARIA GERMANY TEASET AND AN HANDPAINTED MORLEYWARE EARTHENWARE TEA SET.
 
REGARDING PAYMENT: PLEASE TRY TO PAY FOR YOUR ORDER WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE. IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT PAY WITHIN ONE WEEK BUT STILL WANT TO BID ON THE ITEM PLEASE ARRANGE BY MESSAGE BEFOREHAND TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. THE FASTER YOU PAY THE FASTER I CAN SEND FOR YOU.
 
REGARDING SHIPPING: THIS SET IS LARGE AND FRAGILE AND WILL BE SHIPPED ON ITS OWN VIA COURIER.