Magnificent soup cup and its large saucer in "Flow Blue" blue porcelain by Petrus Regout, Maastricht, late 19th century.
This superb set dates from the period between 1883 and 1890 given the mark on the back.
The soup cup bears the mark of the Sphinx P. Regout a Co Maastricht Porselein Made in Holland TECLA on the back.
The saucer bears the mark of the Sphinx P. Regout a Co Maastricht Porselein Made in Holland on the back.
Cup and saucer are in excellent condition (no cracks or accidents, just a few traces of natural use).
Dimensions: cup: 14 cm in diameter, base 7 cm, height 8 cm; saucer: 20 cm in diameter.
Total weight: 778g.
Shipping costs included in the price to Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Careful shipment.
To know more :
Petrus Dominicus Laurentius Regout (1801-1878) was a Dutch industrialist and politician.
In 1834 he founded the Royal Sphinx factory in Maastricht in the Netherlands. First, he established a glass factory in 1827. Two years later, pottery production began. Pottery production was initially focused on what is called common earthenware – simple pottery for a local market. Production was gradually adapted to higher standards through the employment of British specialists to compete with fine British earthenware. The Petrus sons were incorporated into the management of the company. From 1870 the company name was then changed to Petrus Regout & Co.
In 1879, the image of the sphinx began to be used as a brand and company logo. From 1899, the company was called De Sphinx. In 1958, the company merged with Société Céramique and changed its name to NV Sphinx-Céramique. Since 1960, thanks to a royal decision, the name has become Royal Sphinx. In 1994 the company was taken over by the Swedish company Gustavsberg and the name was changed to NV Koninklijke Sphinx Gustavsberg. In 1997, a tile division was spun off to become an independent company. It went bankrupt in 2008. The Sphinx itself was bought in 1999 by the Finnish Sanitec. In 2010, the factory in Maastricht was closed and production was transferred to the Swedish factory Sanitec (source: Porcelain and pottery marks (theoldstuff.com) .