Rare Antique George V (1920s) Hand Painted German Bavarian Waldershof Porcelain Cup & Saucer.

Superb handcrafted and 24ct gold gilded demitasse cup and saucer. Beautifully hand painted by a master craftsman of the highest order. Each scene is different. Marvellous collector’s set. Please browse all 12 sets of photographs for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. Lovely cup & saucer without any chips, cracks or crazing and totally damage free.

The esteemed Bavarian Waldershof Porzellan company existed around the 18 century many years before the World renowned German porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal purchased it in 1939 and it has remained in their ownership until recently. The quality of some of waldershof products were breathtaking and their products, particularly prior to Rosenthal takeover in 1939, is much sought after and highly collectible.

The famous Rosenthal China, founded in 1879, is a German manufacturer of porcelain and other household goods. In 2009, the company was sold to the Italian group Sambonet Paderno.

Rosenthal was founded as a family business. In the period of national socialism, Philipp Rosenthal had to withdraw from the enterprise in 1934 because of his Jewish background. The Nazi Party ordered the company shares to be sold persons who were not well-disposed towards Rosenthal. However, the Nazi regime, covertly, did not go directly against Philipp Rosenthal in order not to jeopardize the foreign business of the company.

In 1936, Rosenthal bought the porcelain manufacturers Waldershof and Thomas in Weidenberg-Sophienthal.

In 1997, Rosenthal AG was 90% owned by the British-Irish Waterford Wedgwood Group. Rosenthal was the market leader for high-quality porcelain and glassware in Germany and was the world market leader in conjunction with Waterford Wedgwood. In the year 2000, the company took over the Hutschenreuther brand and Hutschenreuther-Werk B in Selb.

The Rosenthal Archive, a collection of around 15,000 exhibits from 130 years of company history, were purchased by the Oberfranken Foundation on 12 August 2009 and is provided as a permanent loan to the Porzellanikon, the State Museum of Porcelain in Hohenberg an der Eger, Selb. These include nearly all product designs, from the company's foundation to today, as well as originals designed by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Walter Gropius.