A Nymphenburg Hausmaler armorial cup and saucer
Circa 1785
Circa 1785
Painted by Johann Klein with an armorial and flower garland borders, the reverse of the cup with a monogram, impressed shield marks, impressed o and 85. in iron red to saucer, J./I.K. in iron-red to cup
Johann Klein worked at the Nymphenburg factory between 1765 and 1771, after which time he continued as an independent decorator. He often purchased pieces of second grade/quality, adding his initials carefully over the top of the scratched marks on the undersides, see A. Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Sammlung Bäuml (1997), p.232.
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Circa 1785
Circa 1785
Painted by Johann Klein with an armorial and flower garland borders, the reverse of the cup with a monogram, impressed shield marks, impressed o and 85. in iron red to saucer, J./I.K. in iron-red to cup
Johann Klein worked at the Nymphenburg factory between 1765 and 1771, after which time he continued as an independent decorator. He often purchased pieces of second grade/quality, adding his initials carefully over the top of the scratched marks on the undersides, see A. Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Sammlung Bäuml (1997), p.232.
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