vintage cups & saucers....

I can still remember how she took those pieces out of her display cupboard and set the 

table for the afternoon coffee... A delicious cake was already placed on the table and 

coffee was brewing.
Oma, hubby´s late grandmother, used these mismatched cup and saucer sets 

 only once when we celebrated  a Christmas afternoon in her home in the late 80´s. 
Oma had been collecting these for years!

I never get to know the story behind each of these beautiful pieces. And I´m not really

 sure whether they are considered collector´s pieces at all. 

But, whatever  category they may fall in, I consider them  all beautiful pieces.... 

pieces that were handed-down by Oma to my mom in-law and now to me.

Each piece was very thinly manufactured.... and one can feel their sensitivity when the 

cups are stack together and that magical "zing sound" echoes all over the room.

You will have the impression when hearing the sound that the pieces are so delicate.

I only wash them by hand.  We have various coffee and teapot sets at home for

everyday use or for special occasion....and so these pieces

 are going to be placed in a glass cupboard....yes, only in a glass cupboard....  

...and will probably not to be used in any of the coffee parties.

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vintage cake platters....

Vintage Austrian and German Cake Platters

They became popular at the turn of the 20th Century especially
 during the  Art Nouveau epoche. 
The german ceramic fatory called Grünstadt Keramik 
 was popular  in that period and it  produced 
some of these around  half of the 19th Century 

 But, they only became famous at the turn  of the 20th century til around 
1930´s  when the  "Jugendstil" 
or Art  Nouveau movement   was a mega trend
 in those times. 

Almost every household have at least one of these

 plates in that period  and Oma´s kitchen
 was no exception. 

We´re  lucky to have three pretty 
cake holders courtesy of hubby´s grandmother.

I use it whenever I bake, be it cake or 
muffins and it´s very original in form and shape
 especially when the baked goodies are on top of it.

These lovely plates have ceramic or glass base that 
is sort of coined with metal rims and handles. 

They were painted in the airbrush technique
 called "Spritzdekor" in german.... 
that literally  means "spray decorating"

Sometimes we use them as serving trays...

Perhaps each design used might be very simple and
 looks nothing special compared to  today´s
 technique. 

In those days, the quality control was  not that strict. 
In fact, some platters  have imperfections in
 terms of design  & colors,.... in other words, 
there were flaws!!!

 It´s the age that matters, because imperfection 
might even add to the beauty of 
these platters.

Wishing you a good start of the week dear friends!

Thank you for being here.....

...til next,

Mercy

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