The Saxony King, "August The Strong" was 
perhaps the first collector in Germany. 

He was inspired from China porcelain and he 
collected Dollhouses with gemstones - all 
in miniature. An alchemist promised to make 
gold and August the Strong gave him the 
order to make gold. What he produced 
instead was the famous "white gold" - the 
porcelain. 

At first they used it to drink Chocolate, 
but Coffee followed and in Saxony ever 
since ever then more then anywhere in 
Germany. They preferred that it was not 
brewed very strong and on the inside of the 
cup there were flowers painted so you could 
see the flowers thru the coffee - this is 
where the name "Blümchenkaffee" originates. 

One may visit this old collection in 
the "Grüne Gewölbe" in Dresden - 
unbelievable. In Meissen exists still to 
this day, the manufacturer, now owned by 
the government.

16 inches - 41,0 cm
Introduced 2011
Made in Germany by 
Christian Steinbach, GmbH

Signed by Karla Steinbach!