Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8

Vista Alegre Portuguese Porcelain Demitasse Coffee Cups & Saucers 1920s Set of 4

About the Item

Rare Vintage Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory white porcelain Demitasse Coffee Cups and Saucers from Portugal. This is a delicate set of 4 in a detailed classical early art deco pattern of orange glaze on pristine white with gold trim. The pattern and silhouette are distinctive of the early 20th century around 1920. Saucers have a 1/2 inch deep set center for the early 20th century modern look. Cups are 2 3/8 inches tall x 2 3/4 wide including the handles. Saucers are1 inch tall x 4 1/4 inches wide. Cups in saucers sits 2 5/8 inches tall. Founded in 1824, the Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory was the first industrial unit dedicated to producing porcelain in Portugal. The persistence of its founder, José Ferreira Pinto Basto, was instrumental to the launch and success of this daring enterprise.  A landowner, audacious merchant and distinguished figure in Portuguese society at the time, José Ferreira Pinto Basto wisely adopted the liberal ideas of the 19th century, having become “the first example of free initiative” in Portugal. Today, Vista Alegre is part of the Portuguese heritage, boasting buildings of undeniable architectural interest, and a repository of social and artistic memories essential to the building of a Portuguese identity.
  • Creator:
    Vista Alegre (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.63 in (6.69 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Glenford, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Vista Alegre Porcelain Demitasse Cups1stDibs: LU9976244388082

More From This Seller

View All
Royal Copenhagen Denmark Bisque Angel Night & Day 2 Round Wall Plaques c. 1970
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Glenford, NY
Pair of extra fine Royal Copenhagen bisque porcelain relief plaques fashioned to represent the marble originals by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) of the Angel of Night, with her children, sleep and death; and of the Angel of Day, with the Genius of Light. The set of two plaques in this pristine classical design would make an outstanding and memorable gift this holiday season. Each plaque is 6 inches in diameter and 7/16 inch thick of fine white bisque porcelain produced by Royal Copenhagen of Denmark in 1970. The top of each plaque is pierced for hanging with the Royal Copenhagen seal...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Cafe Diable Spoons Abercrombie & Fitch England 1915 Silver Plated Set of Eight
By Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in Glenford, NY
A beautiful and elegant set of 8 silver plated Cafe Diable Spoons by Abercrombie & Fitch of England in their original cream colored satin and tan velvet lined case, circa 1915. They ...
Category

Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Volksfest Richard Eckert Bisque Porcelain Dancing Figure Vintage 1894
By Richard Eckert & Co.
Located in Glenford, NY
Fine white Bisque Porcelain of a Classical Figure woman dancing in a Greek style chiton by Richard Eckert famed artist at the Volkstedt porcelain manufa...
Category

Antique 1890s German Greek Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs
By Leon Bakst
Located in Glenford, NY
Histoire de Leon Bakst
 Copyright by Edition “L’Art Russe” Alexandre Kogan 
ECrite par Andre Levinson Societe D’Editions et de Librairie Henri Reynaud PARIS This is number 94 of ...
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Paper

Samuel Kirk 1850 Repousse Silver Pitcher engraved to Patriot Soldier of 1812 War
By Kirk & Son
Located in Glenford, NY
Samuel Kirk Large Silver Water Pitcher circa 1850 with inscribed dedication: "A Nation's Bounty to Jacob Albert one the patriot Soldiers in the war of 1812. Company Independent Blues...
Category

Antique 19th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

DOULTON BURSLEM 19th CENTURY Cobalt Blue-Gold Leaf Large Punchbowl-Centerpiece
By Doulton Burslem
Located in Glenford, NY
Very Fine Rare 19th Century DOULTON Cobalt Blue with Gold Leaf overlay large floral Centerpiece - Footed Punchbowl in excellent condition. Manufactured when Doulton was in Burslem, E...
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

You May Also Like

Vista Alegre Porcelain Saucer, Portugal
By Vista Alegre
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese porcelain saucer from Vista Alegre. Decorated in blue and white, white flowers on blue and gold trim. The decoration is composed of a stylized floral pattern, where white ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Portuguese Porcelain Sculpture of Hoope Birds by Vista Alegre
By Vista Alegre
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Portuguese porcelain figure of a male and female Hoopoe bird. The birds resting and feeding on branches of pomegranate fruit. Marked on the bottom with a VA Vista Alegre mark.
Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Nine Vista Alegre Porcelain Cups, Portugal
By Vista Alegre
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Nine porcelain cups from Vista Alegre, three for tea, two for coffee, in white porcelain. Made from high-quality white porcelain, the cups have a clean and elegant appearance, standi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Eight Saucers and One Porcelain Cup From Vista Alegre, Portugal
By Vista Alegre
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Eight saucers and a porcelain cup from Vista Alegre, decorated in green and gold with a simple and classic design. They have a glossy white finish, highlighted by delicate gold trims...
Category

Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Set in Vista Alegre Porcelain, Portugal
By Vista Alegre
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Incomplete coffee service, in Vista Alegre porcelain, consisting of a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, ten saucers and eleven cups. Decorated in gold on white on the handles and lid of ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Six demitasse cups with saucers in porcelain. 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of six demitasse cups with saucers decorated with floral motifs in purple and gold trim. Hand-painted. Approximately from the 1920s. Marked. In perfe...
Category

Vintage 1920s Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Recently Viewed

View All