1907 founded by Benjamin F Hunt & Son of Boston, who had previously had an interest in Benjamin f Hunt & Son in Locket; its name was Egerlander Porcellanfabrik Elbogen, Gmbh.
1908 the owners were Ludwig Engel & Son.
1911 Richard Kampf bought the factory and Richard Dieterle became a partner, the name was Porzellanfabrik Rudolf Kampf GmbH, Grunlas, and the brand RGK. The letters RGK stand for Rudolf Kampf of Grunlas.
1945 The company was nationalized into Slavkovský Porcelán
1953 It was transferred to the company "Bohemia"
1958 It became part of Karlovarský Porcelán independent plant 04.
1992 the company was privatized as Leander 1946.
It is presently known as Leander, Porcelán, Loucky, sro (Ltd.)."
GKC Bavaria This is the first German tea cup of my collection. Very pretty. I have been trying to get more information about the pottery make, but no luck yet.
Thanks to the kind contribution of marysuehil who left a comment on this post, I have found out that the gold mark of this cup was used between 1900 and 1969. Take a look here for reference.
I was absolutely stunned when I saw this tea cup! the hand painted work is unbelievable. I tried to find more information about it on the internet, but there's very little. I contacted Mikari, a dear friend who lives in Japan and who kindly helped me to find out about this piece.
It's part of the Satsuma ware, depicting "Bosatsu" (godess of compassion) in the center, accompanied by the 4 gods of power. The crest in the top center represents the "Simatzu family".
If you know more about this ware, please let me know.
I've always enjoyed looking at the nice tea sets that appear in magazines. They seem to give the magical touch to any gathering, accompanied by a delicious cake, fresh flowers and crisp cotton napkins. I love the sound of the tea cup landing on the saucer and the conversation that can develop around an aromatic cup of tea. The tea cup itself represents part of our social history, which I find fascinating. I started collecting tea cups in July 2009 after finding a beautiful tea set from 1950. Since then, I've become very passionate about it and I'm always on the hunt for more treasures. I have also received lovely tea cups from friends.