Tettau

A 7" diameter, 1.5 " deep table bowl produced by the Royal Bayreuth Porzellanmanufaktur Tettau A.G. during the U.S. occupation of 1946 to 1949. There are no defects noted. This factory traces it's historical lineage back to 1794 when King Friedrich Wilhelm II granted permission to Johann Schmidt and the Greiner brothers to establish their porcelain facility in Tettau, Bavaria. The original permit was only granted for 15 years but the king was so pleased with the success of the operation that he granted unlimited permission, hence the "Royal". This first Bavarian porcelain factory produced primarily household items and dinner related sets as well as tea and coffee serving items.

Porcelain pieces from the occupied era will continue to generate interest and increase in value as their production was limited to only four years. Another exciting addition for your collection and has good investment potential; remember that the Seltmann group acquired this factory in 1958 and the collectible "pool" will never become larger.
Enhancing it's rarity, this item was imported by the J.L. Hudson, Company, Detroit, Mich., Ohio, and Indiana. Located downtown on Woodward Avenue, in 1961 it was the tallest department store in the world and second only to Macy's in square footage. The store closed in Jan of 1983 and was demolished in Oct of 1998.

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