This beautiful antique porcelain cup with saucer comes from the renowned Friedrich Kästner Porcelain Manufactory in Oberhohndorf near Zwickau and was probably made in the 1920s.
During this period, the manufactory experienced its design heyday – characterized by the elegant Art Deco style and the influence of the interwar design reforms.
The cup impresses with luxurious decorative gilding on the interior, handle, and base, as well as fine Schwarzlot contours that reflect typical Art Deco stylistic features.
The numbers on the base – "11200" and "K 202" – presumably refer to decor or model numbers, but are not associated with a known decor name. They likely served for internal cataloging purposes within the manufactory.
Friedrich Kästner became one of Saxony's most innovative porcelain manufacturers in the 1920s. Under the influence of designer Artur Hennig, avant-garde series with clear forms and modern decors emerged during this period, gaining international acclaim.
The cup offered by ART FLAGEY is an authentic testament to that era – a collector's item for lovers of fine porcelain art and Art Deco.
The porcelain factory was founded in 1882/83 in Oberhohndorf (since 1944: Zwickau/Oberhohndorf). Friedrich Kästner (*1855, †1924) took over the factory from his father, Florentin Kästner, in 1883 and developed it into one of the most successful porcelain manufacturers of the time.
The pieces bore distinctive marks – initially crossed coal miners' whiskers, later hammers and chisels as symbols of the region's coal mining industry, accompanied by the initials "F K O Z" (Friedrich Kästner, Oberhohndorf, Zwickau).
After Kästner's death in 1924, the family continued to run the company together with Artur Hennig. The avant-garde phase continued into the 1930s. After the Second World War, the factory was nationalized but continued under Hennig's leadership. In 1971, production ceased, and the company was finally liquidated.
