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From my Grandmother's curio. I was told this was trimmed in 24k gold. It's not something I care to keep, but I don't know how to describe it.
Any advice?

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2013, 03:31:29 am »
How do you know its German, ..... does either piece have a "mark"?

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2013, 07:49:25 am »


I'm sorry! Here's the underside

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2013, 09:15:02 am »
I can't really pin that backstamp down. It looks as if it's Vienna, but it's not.
All I can say for certain is that's Napoleon, and that's not much help!

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2013, 10:45:06 am »
I thought that guy looked familiar! Thank you Mario!
Interesting little piece..I'll wrap it and keep it boxed for now, until I find out some more info.
It's in great condition, and I'd like to keep it that way :)

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2013, 03:30:12 pm »
Is that a beehive mark?
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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2013, 03:31:10 pm »
I thought it was Napoleon also but he said Germany and uh ::) ::) ::)

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2013, 04:25:52 pm »
I found other Napoleon portrait items made in Germany !!  They were likely just following the style of the time and if that's what was popular,,thats what they made !!

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2013, 01:21:57 am »
Is that a beehive mark?

It certainly could be a beehive, that mark suggests Vienna or Bohemian to me

http://www.collectorscircle.com/bohemian/fakes/fakes2.html

but there could have been dozens of other makers that used something similar.

Any pot experts on board?

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2013, 08:05:52 am »
Chris Marshall would know but he only pops in occasionally !!  Let me get the website !!

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2013, 01:32:01 pm »
Ackermann & Fritze from the town of Volkstedt-Rudolstadt (Thuringia, Germany). Hard to date, best guess would be approx. 1908-1918.

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2013, 01:39:33 pm »
Well done Chris

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Re: Delicate cup & saucer made in Germany [portrait unknown] Advice on age?
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2013, 01:46:44 pm »
Thank you!