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Cup and Saucer

Cup and Saucer

1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

German

Cup and Saucer manufactured by Rosenthal Porcelain Company, Germany. Cup: an hourglass shape, flared at the bottom and top, fluted and unpainted on the lower section, and smooth and painted gold on the exterior upper section. Handle with a sun motif is attached to the upper section, also painted gold. Saucer: white porcelain with raised area in the center, gold painted rim, and zig-zag edge.

Glazed porcelain, gold paint

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