Rare 1924 The Vienna Bakery Restaurant retailer Louisville Cobalt Blue Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set Restaurant Ware By Bauscher China Weiden Germany

Description: Rare 1924 The Vienna Bakery & Restaurant Louisville Cobalt Blue Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set Restaurant Ware By Bauscher China Weiden Germany

Condition: No chips, cracks, crazing or repairs. Wear to the glaze and decoration as shown in the pictures

Marks: Bauscher China Weiden Bavaria Arthur Schiller and Son Chicago 1924

Size: Cup 2.25" H x 3" diameter including handle, Saucer 5" diameter

History for the Preservationist: The Vienna Bakery and Restaurant was built in 1905 in Louisville, Kentucky at 133-135 S. Fourth Street. It was first founded by Frank L. Erpeldinger, a German immigrant, in 1893 before construction of the Fourth Street location.

It was a premier dining establishment retailer in downtown Louisville until 1927 and the building was a zenith of Art Nouveau detail with separate dining rooms for men and women. The interior and exterior of the building was covered with Rookwood tiles, terracotta, stained glass and Art Nouveau detailing, Vienna wood tables, bentwood furnishings, a beautiful bar, elegant linens and fine dinnerware. The kitchen was on the 2nd floor and the 3rd floor was the bakery.

Mr. Erpeldinger died in 1925 and the building was sold in 1927.

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