Porcelain cups and saucers were an essential item during the Art Nouveau era. There were some excellent designers such as Rozenburg and KPM Berlin.
Below are some examples and price guides of Art Nouveau porcelain cups and saucers including a twelve piece Rozenburg eggshell porcelain boxed set and a Berlin cabinet cup and saucer.
A Rozenburg eggshell porcelain set of twelve cups and saucers, painted by S. Schellink 1911 comprising: twelve octagonal cups and twelve matching saucers, decorated with flowers in shades of yellow, red and green on a white ground, in original fitted presentation box lined in yellow silk Quantity: 25 stamped factory mark, painted painters monogram and order no. 772 diameter saucers 13,8 cm, height cups 5 cm, imperfections
Sold for 8,650 EUR at Sotheby’s in 2008
Cup and saucer, blue and white porcelain painted in gold, decorated with moulded herons and stylished trees design.
Designed by Pietro Krohn, the original modelled by Ludvig Brandstrup and C.O. Schjeltved, manufactured by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, ca. 1915
Reference: © Victoria and Albert Museum
A BERLIN PORTRAIT CABINET CUP AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1900 The cup with a biscuit profile bust of Emperor Wilhelm II to dexter against a gold-ground medallion, flanked by gold shields with the German Imperial eagle against a crimson ground with gilt foliage, green-ground borders with gilt Art nouveau foliage and scrollwork, the saucer with the crowned monogram of Wilhelm II and leafy branches in gilding on a trefoil reserve against the coloured and gilt grounds, gilt-edged scroll handle and paw feet
Sold for £ 875 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2013
A VIENNESE ENAMEL CUP AND SAUCER LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Both the cup and saucer decorated overall with continuous mythological scenes, the underside of the saucer painted with pastoral landscapes The cup: 4 7/8 in. (10 cm.) high; The saucer: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diameter
Sold for USD 2,250 at Christie’s in 2008
Art Nouveau mocha cup, KPM Berlin, c. 1900, 1st choice, red imperial orb mark, surrounding border with leaf decor in raised gold with enamel accents, UT mariage, h. 5 cm
Sold for €390 at Historia Auctionata in 2021
ART NOUVEAU PORCELAIN AFTER SAMUEL SCHELLINK circa 1913
An Art Nouveau influence hand painted decoration of a spider and it’s web within lilacs and foliage, octagonal shape, marked Amphora Holland, decorator’s mark and work order numbers 239 and 188, cup measures 2 x 2.75, saucer measures 5 inches.
Sold for $600 at Soulis Auctions in 2016
