The Stara Role (Altrohlau) pottery works were established in 1810 by Benedict Haßlacher. The manufacture was bought by Augustin Novotny in 1824. Under his management employment rose to 100 workers. He also established three warehouses in Prague, Vienna and Pest. In 1836 Novotny started manufacturing porcelain. The factory production was constantly rising. In 1870 it employed 800 workers. The Stara Role (Altrohlau) pottery works were established in 1810 by Benedict Haßlacher. The manufacture was bought by Augustin Novotny in 1824. Under his management employment rose to 100 workers. He also established three warehouses in Prague, Vienna and Pest. In 1836 Novotny started manufacturing porcelain. The factory production was constantly rising. In 1870 it employed 800 workers.
The MZ Austria marks were used by this porcelain factory since it was in 1884 bought on auction by Moritz Zdekauer Bank. The company exported products to North and South Americas and the Dutch colonies.
In 1909 the firm was bought by C.M. Hutschenreuther and since then was used a MZ Altrolau mark. The Altrohlau Porcelain Factories operated till 1945, when it was nationalized. The company still operates in the Czech Republic under the name Starorolsky Porcelain Moritz Zdekauer in the town Stara Role near Karlovy Vary.
The item consist of a beautiful porcelain creamer and matching lidded sugar bowl with double handles decorated with a single big pink rose and a flower bouquet and rounded off with gold trim on the rims and handles.
The items are stamped M Z with the eagle and Czechoslovakia.
Both items are in very good condition with no visible damages.
Creamer height: 10 cm, Diameter of base: 4 cm, Diameter of rim: 4.5 cm
Sugar bowl height with lid finial: 8.5 cm, Height of rim: 6.7 cm, Diameter of base: 5.5 cm, Diameter of rim: 6.5 cm
