Lot #730: Post-WWII U.S. Zone German Porcelain Tea Trios – Hutschenreuther & Heinrich Selb Bavaria –

A particularly appealing collection of vintage Bavarian porcelain teacup, saucer and dessert-plate trios, highlighted by pieces bearing the historically significant “U.S. ZONE” backstamp. Included are examples by respected German porcelain makers Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria and H&C Heinrich Selb Bavaria, with several pieces marked Handmalerei (hand-painted). Designs range from elegant ivory porcelain with restrained gold bands to richly decorated burgundy, cobalt blue and multicolor floral patterns with extensive gilt accents. The “U.S. ZONE” marks are especially noteworthy. They identify porcelain produced in the American occupation zone of Germany following World War II. For Hutschenreuther, porcelain-mark references specifically date the U.S. Zone mark to approximately 1946–1948, giving these pieces a fascinating and relatively narrow postwar production Pickup category timeslot {B}