Rozenburg Den Haag, eggshell porcelain tea set, Sam Schellink, 1899

Description

Exceptionally rare Rozenburg Den Haag eggshell porcelain tea set by Sam Schellink, March 1899
Comprises an octagonal tea tray, a teapot with plumed lid,
a sugar bowl with plumed lid, a milk jug and two cups.
This is one of the first eggshell porcelain tea services, tea sets, that Rozenburg made, when they started the
production of the, later world famous, eggshell porcelain on March 3, 1899.
More precisely, this set, with work order number 407, was painted by masterpainter Samuel Schellink and apprentice Cornelis Muylwijk, on March 31, 1899.
It was the third set to be painted and intended for presentation at the World’s Fair in Paris to be held the following year.

Comprising:
# tea tray model 8p; 29 x 32½cm
# tea pot model 35p; 18 x 19cm (bottom 11 x 11cm)
# milk jug model 36p; 10½ x 12cm (bottom 9 x 9cm)
# two cups model 38p; 5 x 9cm (bottom 7½cm in diameter)
# sugar pot model 37p; 12½ x 12cm (bottom 9 x 9cm)
All pieces marked with the factory stamp, year mark, workorder number 407 and painters mark.