ES RS PRUSSIA CHOCOLATE POT SET, MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES Prov.SXE BEEHIVE VERY RARE

Description

For your consideration is a very rare Erdmann Schlegelmilch Chocolate pot and four (4) cups decorated with mythological figures.  The portraits are Angelica Kauffmann scenes from transfers and are all signed A. Kauffmann except the chocolate pot. There is only one (1) saucer which accompanies the set.
The colors are rich cranberry, emerald green and gold.
The triangular designs and framing around the portraits are decorated with an intricate gold beading.
The finial and handles are all rich gold color.
The chocolate pot measures 8-3/4” from the base to the top of the finial and is approximately 5-1/2” at its widest point.
The cups stand 3” tall and are 2” wide at the rim.
The condition is very good used.
There are no chips, nicks, scratches or repairs.
There are degrees of loss to the gold gilding consistent with age.
One cup shows more wear to the gold decorations than the other three.
The under stamp is the Prov.SXE Beehive mark used by Erdmann Schlegelmilch of Suhl, Thuringia, Germany and dated to 1900-1920’s  (Source:  Collector’s Encyclopedia of R. S. Prussia, Mary Frank Gaston, pages 203, 204, 215-216).
THE PICTURES INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEMS AND ARE CONSIDERED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.
I PROVIDE ONE (1) DAY HANDLING.  I ALSO SHIP THE SAME DAY THAT YOUR PAYMENT CLEARS PAYPAL.
COMBINED SHIPPING SAVINGS IS AVAILABLE ON PURCHASES MADE ON SAME DAY.
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