KPM GERMANY BEARS HAND STAND PLUS

What was the greatest of all the porcelain dinnerware makers in Germany? Answer: KPM ( Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Royal Porcelain Factory) in Meissen. Soup Bowl for the DAF (3) (Item MESSHALLPORC 1-3 RAD 6-20)ĭESCRIPTION: This is a soup bowl as used in the factory mess halls of the DAF ( Deutsche Arbeitsfront). This is an exceptional relic of the Second World War. The only places that anything like this ever seems to show up is at German flea markets if one is lucky enough to find one. I would have to consider them truly rare. eagle and the date “1941.” The pot measures about 10 inches high with its serving lip and handle in perfect shape after all these years ( remarkable!). This one in absolute perfect condition is marked on the bottom with the Bauscher Weiden mark and the N.S. The plates and dishes are far-more common, but it’s all getting scarce today. The most sought-after items of this nature were the large pieces such as this coffeepot. A soldier could drop this service piece from the dining table and the chances are good that it would not even break. This porcelain was the toughest chinaware ever developed for military use. This firm was the leading one making this glowing, white porcelain for various services of the Wehrmacht, especially the Deutsche Heer (Army).

The piece is by the firm of Bauscher in the city of Weiden, Bavaria. They’re of heavy construction with a beautiful, white sheen to these great, original pieces.Ĭoffeepot from German Army Mess Hall (2) (Item MESSHALLPORC 1-2 WEHR 34-16)ĭESCRIPTION: Here is a great mess hall coffee server as used by German troops in 1941. The saucer measures 5½ inches in diameter and the cup is 2¼ inches high. The cup is marked only with the eagle and “M.” The saucer is marked with the date “1939” (the beginning of WWII). In a search on the Internet we see that the tableware made by this company was almost exclusively for the German Navy (“M”).

The saucer is well marked with the eagle and swastika, the “M” for Marine (navy), “1939,” and the logo of the Jäger Company. Several companies in Germany manufactured these porcelains and seldom do you ever see a set where both were from the same manufacturer this set appears to be so. These were on every ship of the line to include U-boats. Navy ( Kriegsmarine) Mess Deck Porcelain (1) (Item MESSHALLPORC 1-1 KRIEG 10-25a)ĭESCRIPTION: Here is a coffee or tea set of mess-deck china a cup and a saucer. Buying it this way will save you many dollars because individually they would be much more expensive. We are selling this group as a set only-we will not break it up. After all, German mess hall china is pretty, but is not made for the Imperial Palace dinner in Berlin. There are a few really tiny spots that all porcelain gets after 75-80 years. The platter measures 9½ x 6 inches and the gravy bowl is about 9 inches long and 4½ inches across.Īll the pieces are in fine, unchipped condition. The serving-unit bowl is permanently attached to the platter. A deep-dish soup bowl 9 inches in diameterĤ. A small dessert or vegetable dish 6½ inches in diameterģ.

KPM GERMANY BEARS HAND STAND PLUS

We offer a grouping in which all the pieces have the “ -Reich” marking under the glaze, plus the Bauscher Weiden logo.Ģ. The pieces could be dropped from a dinner table and survive the construction is that heavy. Its chinaware is known for its durability. Besides making heavy industrial dinner pieces for many years they provided wares for the German military through WWI and WWII. This has been a major porcelain-producing firm since 1881. The famed porcelain firm of Bauscher Weiden in Weiden, Bavaria, manufactured almost all of these beautiful mess hall pieces. The Leibstandarte, the Totenkopf Div., Deutschland, Germania, das Reich all had the same markings rather than individually named units being separately issued. They are all marked on their bottoms “ - Reich.” The porcelain pieces for the SS dining halls were always marked this way regardless of what particular SS unit they were issued to. Among them are four incredible pieces from the Waffen-SS. SS Mess Hall Porcelain (Four-Piece Group) (0) (Item MESSHALLPORC 1-0 SS 38-11 WAF 14-10)ĭESCRIPTION: Here is an absolutely incredible find! We purchased recently a very large grouping of mess hall china to include pieces from the services of the Luftwaffe, Army, Navy, and Deutsches Work Front.

Kpm germany bears hand stand