1880's French A Klingenberg Limoges Demitasse cup and saucer set (7). Selling the 7 Eggshell porcelain demitasse (espresso) cup and saucers shown, they each
look to have an ornate P monogram on the saucer incorporated into the pattern,
really an amazing set all hand painted with absolutely no damage. No cracks,
chips, restorations, or significant wear to gilding, they all ring like a bell.
Selling all 7 with 4.5" wide saucers, small cups not tea cups, these are cabinet
sized or for strong espresso coffee.
A. Klingenberg was an accomplished Limoges artisan painter when he opened his
own porcelain factory and decorating studio in the Limoges region of France in
the early 1880's. There does not seem to be a surfeit of information about
Klingenberg or his company other than that he merged with Charles Dwenger's
studio sometime in the late 1890's or very early 1900's. Klingenberg & Dwenger
together manufactured porcelain products, produced decorated finished porcelain
pieces, and exported them world-wide until 1910 when the company closed its
doors. While there may be a paucity of detail about A. Klingenberg and his
company, there are numerous astonishingly lovely works of art that this
short-lived company left behind.
