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Antique Ovington Brothers ( Ovington’s) Footed Cream Soup/ Bouillon Cup and Saucer. German Import Thomas Bavaria . Cir. 1920s Description : This beautiful cream soup/ bullion set made in Germany of fine porcelain and was sold in the US by famous New York importer - “ Ovington Brothers “ . Both cup and saucer heavily, but elegant decorated Gold Scroll Rim, Red Band, Floral Center. Pattern has no name , but you can find it at Replacements as THO3842. The cup & saucer have backstamps : “ Thomas Bavaria “ and some sings “ US Patent Pending “ and Ovington Company Logo . “ OB inside laurel “ Ovington’s New York. Maker’s stamp used for production period 1908-1939 . Importer’s stamp marks period 1920s. Issue Year: 1920’s Made in : Bavaria, Germany Material : Bone China Size Inches : Cup 3 ⅞ wide ( without handles ) x 2 ½ tall . Saucer 6 ¼ " diameter. Weight : 8.6 oz ( 244 gram ) About Maker : Thomas Porzellanfabrik The first porcelain factory in the town of Marktredwitz ( 120 km NE of Nuremberg, Bavaria ) opened in the year 1872 and was known under the name of Porzellanfabrik Jaeger, Thomas & Co. until Fritz Thomas decided to quit in 1898 and open his own factory in 1903. Thomas was very successful and the new company quickly caught the attention of the Rosenthal Company. In 1908 Rosenthal AG became the major shareholder and since then, the Porzellanfabrik Thomas has been run as an independent subsidiary of Rosenthal. The number of workers employed in 1913 were around 400. Rosenthal continued to run the factory, but the name Thomas was no longer in use after 1970. About Importer : Ovington Brothers The company began with brothers Theodore and Edward S. Ovington in 1845 and the company operated two department stores, one at Fifth Avenue in New York City and one in Brooklyn (which was a massive six-story brick building filled top to bottom with quality imports from Europe!) . Edward J .Jr later moved to Chicago and opened store on State Street.( 1872-1875 ) Only the best were commissioned and imported for Ovingtons: importers and dealers of high quality European glassware and porcelains and even sterling silver flatware. Edward J. Jr and Charles K. Ovington joined the company in 1878, where it still operated under the same name and continued after Theodor and Edward S. Ovington died in 1909 (just two months apart from each other). The name of the company shortened to just Ovingtons, omitting Brothers from their marks in the 1920s. Items marked Ovington Bros. predate the 1920s. The company demanded only the best of the best for their stores, and items marked for the Ovington Brothers are an indicator of the highest quality that was available at the time. Condition: Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, scratches , breaks, discoloration. There is a spot with some lost of paint on purple flower at the bottom of the cup . Overall excellent condition for a 90+ years old item. *****WE SHIP WORLDWIDE----WE SHIP WORLDWIDE----WE SHIP WORLDWIDE******* Return policy. Product sold “ AS IS “ . Absolutely no returns for this item . All Arts, Crafts, Collectables, Antiques and Vintage products are non - returnable. We ship items well protected and fully insured.