White, Red & Gold Colditz Porcelain Tea Trio Linen

White, Red & Gold Colditz Porcelain Tea Trio LinenWhite Colditz clay was already used prior to 1730 as one of Boettger porcelain (Meissen) ingredients. In 1804 Colditz Thomsberger & Hermann established a ceramics factory. Mass producing porcelain started in this East German city after 1948, when communist authorities decided to establish a factory here; VEB Porzellanwerk Colditz. In 1969 it was transformed into VEB Porzellancombinat Colditz, which lasted until the fall of the Wall. After German

The factory was located in the district called Foley between Fenton & Longton

dark green and yellow versions

The domed lid is fitted with a handle finial

Each fork has been designed with a version of the Rossini handle design

The item is stamped Alessi Italia Inox 18/10

Height with shade: 19

Unfortunately one of the bowls has a minute chip on the inside of the rim and one of the bowls is rough to the touch on the rim

This cutler first began manufacturing in Sheffield in 1892 and was last registered in 1974 which would mean that the company will have closed in 1974

5 cm x 8 cm

Probably manufactured during the 1970’s from clear glass

as part of their Old Britain Castles series

This item is in extremely good condition