Antique MZ Austria (c.1909-1912) Mug For Sale

Antique MZ Austria (c.1909-1912)Mug 1145/1 Marked, Hand painted, Signed by Artist

• Brand:Moritz Zdekauer
• Notes:The gold paint has some wear to it.
• There is factory mark on mug bottom: "MZ Austria". This mark was used in 1884 - 1909.

The MZ Austria marks were used by thisporcelain factory since it was in 1884 bought on sale by MoritzZdekauer Bank. The company exported products toNorth andSouth Americas.In 1909 thefirm was bought by C.M. Hutschenreuther and since then was used a MZ Altrolaumark.

Hand-painted/decorated in theUSA or Canadaas part of the Arts & Craftsmovement.TheArts and Craftsmovementwas an international trend in thedecorative andfine artsthat began inBritainand flourishedinEuropeandNorth Americabetween about1880 and 1920.There is a number "1912" after artist sign LMF at the mug bottom. It looks like "1912" is the year when this mug has been hand painted.

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