Heinrich & Co. Porcelain Cup and Saucer from the Graf Zeppelin Airship

Description:

Heinrich & Co. Porcelain Cup and Saucer from the Graf ZeppelinAirship, Selb, Germany, c. 1928, each with a cobalt blue band flanked by two narrow tooled gilt bands to an ivory-colored ground, the cup with medallion monogrammed "LZ," each with green factory mark and further marked "Heinrich-Elfenbein-Porzellan" and "Graf Zeppelin/1928," saucer dia. 6 in.

N.B. The Graf Zeppelin was a German-built blimp that operated commercially from 1928-37. "LZ" stands for Luftschiftbau Zeppelin, the company that built the dirigible.
Estimate $300-500

Cup with two hairline cracks to bowl and small footrim chip. Saucer with small rim chip.


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