We are very pleased to offer this 1930's vintage fine hand painted Bavarian porcelain integral chip and dip serving tray. The Porcelain Factory Tirschenreuth had a long history of potting high quality hand painted porcelain, and this lovely gilded & yellow tulip floral is no exception. The base carries the proper PT wreath & shield stamp used form 1927. Our set is a full sized server at 9.25 X 9.25 X 2.25" tall and weighing 1# 10 oz., and is in excellent condition. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The china factory Heinrich Eichhorn of Tirschenreuth, Bavaria was chartered in the year 1833, licensed for building a china manufacturing factory. The production started in 1838, and over the years, the ownership graduated from August Bauscher (later co-founder of Bauscher / Weiden), to the stewardship of Karl G. Mezger. Taking a partner In 1891, the company traded under the name Muther & Mezger OHG / Porzellanfabrik Tirschenreuth until being taken over by Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG from Selb, Bavaria in late 1927. The china factory Tirschenreuth was carried on from 1927 as a subsidiary of Hutschenreuther, surviving WW II, until economic conditions forced closure of the factory in 1994. Little is known of Tirschenreuth before the 13th century, when the town was designated a possession of the Cistercian Abbey of Waldsassen. The monks of Waldsassen were in charge of a large basilica church and Tirschenreuth provided the monks with taxes and tithes. Because the Holy Roman Empire was so politically scattered, Waldsassen remained an independent protectorate for several centuries. This was common during the middle Ages, when small towns were controlled either by established nobles or by appointed clergy. Until the 19th century, the Holy Roman Empire was a disordered league of German-speaking principalities and city-states, which made Central Europe vulnerable to attack and manipulation. As the Empire solidified and became the German Confederation, Tirschenreuth was absorbed and became an imperial possession. This occurred early in the unification process, in 1803. The traditionally Catholic legal code that ruled Tirschenreuth was secularized. Although Tirschenreuth was small, it became a notable industrial village, producing a variety of products. Tirschenreuth's most notable export was porcelain, and the town's unique porcelain wares remain valuable today.

Excellent condition - minor gilt loss