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Augarten

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer

£265

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Coffee Pot21cm (h) x 17cm (w) x 11cm (d)

£470

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Sugar Bowl11cm (h) x 11cm (w) x 9cm (d)

£230

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Serving Platter5.5cm (h) x 20cm (w) x 32cm (l)

£585

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Shallow Tureen16.5cm (h) x 30cm (w) x 22cm (d)

£1,695

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish15.5cm (h) x 30cm (w) x 22.5cm (d)

£1,390

Maria Theresia Hand-Painted Porcelain Deep Soup Tureen20cm (h) x 27cm (w) x 18cm (d)

£1,370

When Augarten unveiled this pattern in 1750, it was a moment of true innovation. It was created for a table service that Empress Maria Theresia obtained to decorate an Imperial hunting lodge – hence the combination of black brush drawings and hunting green paint. Today, we see how wonderfully this commission has aged. Each detail remains on this porcelain coffee cup and saucer, from the delicate hand painting to the flecks of gold.

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Meet the Maker:

Augarten

This Vienna workshop defined baroque pottery in the 18th century, then reinvented itself as a purveyor of Modernism. Today Augarten's skilled ceramicists incorporate 300 years of design traditions in every dish, refining each piece by hand and etching it with the recognisable “Bindenschild” coat of arms.