A Hans Günther Reinstein 'Botticelli' tea and coffee service, Rosenthal & Co, Darmstadt 1904.
Comprising 1 coffee pot, 1 sugar bowl and cover, 11 coffee cups with saucers (3 extra cups also included), 1 teapot, 13 teacups with saucers and 11 dishes (diameter 17,3 cm). Stamped Darmstadt (1904), a few pieces stamped Rosenthal (1907).
Some pieces with chips. (38)
Provenance
According to tradition the service was obtained as a wedding gift in the beginning of the century, thence in descent.
Literature
Dieter Strauss, 'Rosenthal, Service, Figural, Ornamental and Art Pieces', Schiffer Publishing, USA 1997, see the model depicted p 39.
More information
Designed by Hans Günther Reinstein in 1902, first produced in 1903. The model was reportedly shown at the St Louis World Fair in 1904.
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