Vienna Kiln Double Snake Handle Landscape Flower Coffee Cup-Western Antique

Author: Vienna Kiln Factory (Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten) Name: Double Snake Handle Landscape Flower Coffee Cup. Signature: Viennese kiln blue underglaze shield-shaped signature on the bottom of the tray. Technique: White porcelain tracing and gold painting. Period: 1753~1783. Dimensions: cup height 8 cm, saucer diameter 13.9 cm. (PORN 005) The Vienna Kiln (Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten) is Europe's second porcelain kiln (founded in 1717) after Meissener Porzellan. The kiln is located in Schloss Augarten, Vienna. From the perspective of the development of art history, the products of the Vienna kilns can be on the same level as those of Meissen and Nymphenburg, which can be said to be the best porcelain in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and modern Austria. After the kiln was established in 1717, it experienced Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, Biddermeier and other styles. In 1864, the kiln was closed due to financial crisis due to the loss of external competition. In 1923, it continued to re-kiln production under the name of Vienna kiln, and cooperated with many artists to produce various kinds of exquisite porcelain. This porcelain cup has a unique shape. In addition to the three-legged beast feet, the handle is also designed with a double snake winding exaggeration method, which is filled with a strong Rococo style. The spiral-like flower decorations on the gold part, the cup body and the colored drawing of the tray are all the popular processing methods of Rococo at that time, and the yellow glaze is the preferred color of the Viennese kiln at that time. The scenery in the opening still retains part of Dupaquel's style. The Viennese kiln began to use engraved numbers to indicate the date of production from the end of 1783, but this porcelain cup did not have such engraved numbers, so it should be a product manufactured before 1783. Looking at the history of the introduction of coffee into Europe, it may be possible to make a more precise date for this cup. Coffee was introduced to Europe in the seventeenth century. At that time, the coffee-drinking utensils were still mainly in the style of cups in the Arab region. Most of them were cups without a handle. The upper edge of the cup was larger than the bottom, and it looked like a bowl. Some have lids and no trays. In the 18th century, the tray appeared. At first, it was used to cool the coffee, and the coffee in the cup was poured into the saucer for drinking, so as not to burn the mouth. This strange custom was quickly eliminated, but today there are still chefs who are tasting hot soup and scoop part of the soup into small dishes to test the taste. This is because of this method of avoiding hot mouth. With the rise of porcelain kilns in Europe, the white body and heat preservation properties of porcelain are suitable for preserving the aroma of toasting coffee, which finally leads to new innovations. It is said that Wedgwood "invented" the coffee cup, which is the style of coffee cup we are accustomed to today. The cup with a saucer is smaller than a beer cup, and it is mostly porcelain. At that time, it was also equipped with various patterns and floral ornaments. , And show ingenuity in styling. Wei Zhihu was founded in 1753, so the modern coffee cup shape should be later than this era. Our double-snake-handle landscape flower coffee cup will naturally not be earlier than 1753. Antiques of more than two hundred years old are well preserved and worthy of collection. *If you have any detailed questions, please send an email to contact the designer *The merchandisers of this design hall are mainly Western antiques, old jewellery and home accessories, and old European original prints. Old products will inevitably have traces of history, but they are cleverly arranged according to personal tastes and each has its own place, which can promote an extraordinary life Taste and aesthetics. However, those who mind, please consider carefully before placing an order.