{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-1755","title":"Hand Painted Hochst Porcelain Coffee Set in box","description":"Hand Painted Hochst Porcelain Coffee Set in box. Amazing set from the last half\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;of the 20th century 100% hand painted each piece signed by the artist. The\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;quality of this set compares with any of the worlds top porcelain manufacturers\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;and while Hochst isn't as prolific and sold in as many stores as Meissen,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Herend, Royal Copenhagen, etc it's just as good and a set like this would cost a\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;few grand if available today. It's mint I believe never been out of the box,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;it's from a several million dollar home that was the couples' second home,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;rarely visited. It's a demitasse coffee set 4 3\/8\" wide saucers cups 2 13\/16\"\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;wide without handles. It's complete and comes with 8 saucers, 6 cups, creamer,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;sugar, and coffeepot. I'm guess it's 30-40 years old and there is minor\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;degradation to the foam interior of the box and some soiling to the box. there's\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;a different scene on each piece.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;History of Hochst porcelain\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The factory at Höchst was founded in 1746 and was supported by the Elector of\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Mainz. They at first only produced faience but later (around 1753) mainly\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;porcelain was produced. The mark used was the wheel mark and later the wheel\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;mark with the electoral crown above it. Melchior was the most famous of the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;figurine designers who worked for Hochst. After a fairly short existence, as was\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;the case with most of the makers of porcelain in the 18th century, Hochst’s\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;factory was closed in 1796. Nearly two centuries later, a modern factory was\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;opened in 1947. While the second factory closed in 1964. A third one followed in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;1965 and is still around","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397024956632,"sku":"10765350696_7B47","price":655.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/hand-painted-hochst-porcelain-coffee-set-in-boxestate-fresh-austin-241452.png?v=1757947951","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/ja\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-1755","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}