Hand painted with an adorable pair of springtime birds, both a Momma Bird and Pappa Bird, who are patiently tending a nest full of eggs. This original heirloom china painting is about 120 years old and was china painted by an American porcelain artist in the late 19th Century. With a powder blue background of blue sky and white clouds. The tree branches bear a delicate yellow floral. All of the elegantly shaped pieces of this rare set have been lavishly embellished with Roman Gold. The teapot is a very rarely seen TIELSCH mold. It is the most rare of all the C. Tielsch & Co. pot molds, which makes this Tea Set an unusually rare assemblage of Tielsch pieces.

Excellent Condition.
Teapot Size: 7" tall x 8" long; Creamer Size: 5 1/4" tall x 5 1/2" long; Sugar bowl: Size: 5" tall x 6 1/2" long.
These are pre-1891 unmarked fine china molds of C. TIELSCH & Co. Bavaria. C. Tielsch was the only European manufacturer which made this exact mold. William Guerin Co., of Limoges, France, produced very similar molds, but without the figural 'clasping branches' handles, which appear only on the Tielsch & Co. molds.

© 2007 Rosenquist Collection