Beautiful set of three dessert dishes by Kämmer and Kramer of Schwarza in Thuringia, Germany. White porcelain delicately hand painted with flowers and decorated with dimensional roses. The mark KSK, featured on each of the plates, indicates Kämmer & Kramer porcelain production made between 1946 and 1953. There is also an inscription Handarbeit (meaning 'handmade' in German) under the mark. There is some expected minor chipping on the petals (please inspect the pictures carefully), but there are no cracks and colors remain bright. These small decorative plates are a beautiful example of traditional German porcelain.
Measurements:
Length: 3" (7.5 cm).
Width: 2.6" (6.5 cm).
Depth: 0.6" (1.5 cm).
Kämmer & Kramer porcelain is very rare because the company existed for only 7 years between 1946 and 1953. Its origin can be traced to another porcelain factory known as Anton Müller, Rudolstadt-Volkstedt. In 1945, in the final days of WWII, the company building was heavily bombed and most of the equipment and designs were destroyed. When Anton Müller decided against rebuilding the company, two former employees, porcelain painter Rudolf Kämmer and designer Paul Kramer, took upon themselves to continue the brand's work and created their own mark Kämmer & Kramer. However, in the early 1950s, Paul Kramer's left the company and Rudolf Kämmer became the sole owner. Consequently, the company was renamed to Rudolf Kämmer Porzellanmanufaktur, Rudolstadt-Volkstedt.
