Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Cup, by the Royal Porcelain Factory Newly Listed Instituted 25 December 1881

Instituted 25 December 1881

8 April 1945)

First Class Cross - (for Gallantry in the field)

the hanger demonstrates the loss of most of the gilt finish to the metal fixtures

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Cup, by the Royal Porcelain Factory Newly Listed Instituted 25 December 1881(Patriotischer Tasse). Constructed of glazed porcelain, the exterior finished in light grey, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with hand painted gilt tresses, bearing a central 1914 Iron Cross situated within a circular gilt laurel leaf wreath, the interior trimmed along the rim with a gilt tresse, featuring a protruding handle, the base featuring dual maker marks of the Royal Porcelain Factory, Berlin, measuring 7. 5 cm (w) x 7