Cup, Sarreguemines, France, after 1920
Description
Porcelain, partly gilded, signed.
Dimensions of the cup: 4x8,5x6,5 cm
Dimensions of the saucer: 9x11,5 cm
Nicolas-Henri Jacobi along with his two partners established the first factory in 1790. Paul Utzschneider took over the factory in 1800. One of his best customers was Napoleon I. Alexandre de Geiger started management of the factory in 1838. He began beneficial cooperation with Villeroy & Boch. In the 19th century a small Sarreguemines city into the world of faience industry. In 2007 the court ordered liquidation of the company.