epiag | vintage | Czechoslovakia dredsen flower pattern porcelain tea saucer

Vintage 1930s EPIAG Dresden Flowers 9195 Pattern Demitasse Saucers Pair Porcelain Shabby Cottage Chic White pink purple green blue red orange yellow gold The vintage demitasse saucers measure 4.75" wide. Has the EPIAG mark on the back. The Kovels mention that the arm and stiletto mark was used by Springer & Co. of Elbogen, Bohemia (now Loket, Czech Republic), one of the potteries that was part of EPIAG. The pottery was founded in 1815 by Rudolf Eugen Haidinger and Eugen Haidinger and operated under various names and owners. It became Springer & Co. in 1885 and joined OEPIAG, an association of potteries, in 1918. In 1920 the name of the association was changed to EPIAG (First Bohemian Porcelain Industry). This mark was used from 1920 until 1945. The pottery was nationalized in 1945 and became part of Starorolsky Porcelain.