Johann Haviland Rhineland Footed Tea Cups Set of Six, Bavaria

A charming set of six Johann Haviland footed tea cups in the Rhineland pattern, made in Bavaria, Germany. Each cup has an elegant footed form, rounded bowl, and graceful handle, decorated with a soft floral and scroll motif around the exterior. The pattern has a quiet, traditional character, with delicate decoration that gives the cups a refined table presence without feeling overly ornate.

Johann Haviland porcelain was produced in Bavaria and became especially popular in the American market during the mid-twentieth century. After World War II, Rosenthal marketed Johann Haviland china heavily in the United States, and many patterns from the second half of the twentieth century became familiar domestic tableware pieces. The Rhineland pattern appears in the secondary market as Johann Haviland Bavaria Germany footed coffee or tea cups, consistent with this type of mid-century production.

This set is ideal for tea, coffee, breakfast service, afternoon tea, or decorative display. The footed shape gives the cups more presence than a simple teacup, making them especially pretty arranged on open shelving, a tea table, or in a cabinet with other porcelain, silver plate, linen, and collected tableware. Their soft neutral palette makes them easy to mix with floral china, white porcelain, transferware, and traditional table settings.

Presented in vintage condition consistent with age and use, with light wear appropriate to mid-twentieth-century porcelain tableware. A lovely and useful set of six Johann Haviland Rhineland footed tea cups with classic Bavarian character and graceful domestic charm.

Details

• 1stDibs reference: LU10969250747572
• Period: Mid-20th Century
• Date: 1950
• Origin: Germany
• Materials: Porcelain
• Techniques: Molded
• Style: Neoclassical
• Dimensions: H 2.2 × W 4 × D 5 IN
• Condition: GOOD