Description: German JWK Josef Kuba Love Story Porcelain Tea Cup - SHIPS FREE! - (#900-582) Click images to enlarge Description Offered is a beautiful German JWK porcelain tea cup (no saucer) decorated by Josef Kuba. Kuba preferred to include transfer applications based on oil paintings by the French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard that mainly depict courting couples on his pieces. This JWK piece depicts Fragonard’s famous courting couple (the Love Story pattern). It is a wonderful pattern depicting four scenes of two lovers. Two of the scenes are repeated once and another scene is only displayed once for a total of seven scenes that appear on the interior of the cup. Each panel is bordered by gold gilt decoration. The artwork/painting in transfer is well done. In 1930 Josef Kuba opened a small porcelain factory and decorating studio in the city of Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). His work was mainly based on pieces from the Porzellanfabrik Carl Schumann factory in Arzberg (Bavaria) or the Heinrich & Co. factory in Selb (Bavaria) although he occasionally used items by other manufacturers such as “Hutschenreuther” or “Tirschenreuth”. This cup bears a known JWK “cover up” mark on the underside of the cup. These marks were introduced by the German authorities to ensure that the buyer was not confused between the manufacturer of the plate and the artist (in this case, Josef Kuba). The beehive or “Bindenschild” on the bottom shows that the plate decorator was influenced by the Vienna Renaissance period. This particular cover up mark was used by JWK between 1930 and around 1945, identifiable through its “longer” or “taller” shape. Some people believe the initials “JKW” stand for “Josef Kuba, Wiesau”, however he used the “JKW” ever since he founded the business in Karlsbad. It originally stood for “Josef Kuba Werkstätte” and that the “W” later matched 'Wiesau' was pure coincidence. Dimension/size – The opening of this cup is right at 4” in diameter. It stands 2 1/8” high. The scalloped foot is about 2” in diameter. It weighs about 3.4 ounces. Condition – this cup is in very good to excellent condition with no issues to report. FREE SHIPPING TO THE LOWER US 48 STATES!!! Payment PAYMENTS: We accept payments through PayPal accounts with a confirmed PayPal address only. We also accept checks if you can wait the additional time it takes for the check to clear. Payment for Buy It Now fixed price items is expected at checkout and payments for auctions within 48 hours of the end of an auction (please wait for an invoice). If you need more time to make your payment please contact us to make other arrangements. Your item will normally ship within two working days or less of your CLEARED payment. 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Price: 45 USD
Location: Farmington, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-07-24T20:57:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Color: Multicolor
Type: Tea Cup