Antique Meissen style Ernst Bohne Söhne Cup & Saucer Floral Porcelain c1878+

Ernst Bohne Sohne cup and saucer with applied floral details and hand painted insects in the Meissen style.

The set was made c1887~1896 with blue anchor mark to base.

Inspection of condition found some losses to encrusted floral parts but no other chips cracks or restoration. Images show all angles with the details mentioned.

Saucer 5" or 12.5cm diameter 

Cup 3" or 7.5cm diameter 1 & 7/8" or 4.7cm height  

Bio;

Ernst Bohne & Söhne was a German porcelain manufacturer founded in 1848 by Ernst Bohne in Cumbach, Germany. Initially, it started as a porcelain painting business, but by 1850, a kiln was built, and the company began producing its own porcelain. After Ernst Bohne's passing in 1856, his sons Gustav, Karl, and David took over the business, officially establishing Ernst Bohne & Söhne.

The company became renowned for its high-quality porcelain, including ivory imitations, Capo Di Monte-style pieces, biscuit figurines, and Dresden-style porcelain. By the 1870s and 1880s, their work was recognized with several awards, and they had trade representatives in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Paris, and London. Their anchor mark was introduced in 1878, often accompanied by the letters E.B.S., while their Capodimonte-style mark (N with a crown) was used for export porcelain from 1901 to 1920.

In 1919, the company was acquired by Gebrüder Heubach AG, but after Heubach went bankrupt in 1937, the Rudolstadt branch was taken over by Albert Stahl, who renamed it Albert Stahl & Co. Following World War II, the factory was nationalized by the East German government and later merged with Sitzendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur in 1974. However, in 1990, it was reprivatized and resumed operations under the name Albert Stahl & Co., producing reproductions of Ernst Bohne & Söhne porcelain