A hand painted hard paste porcelain mug by Gotha, Rotberg, German, early 19th century, decorated with a comical scene of a, with vituperative motif borders, 4.92 in. high. Provenance: The Radloff collection
- Hard Paste Porcelain - Hard paste porcelain is true porcelain made of china stone and kaolin. The formula has been known by the Chinese since 800BC, but was kept secret until the early 1700s when a chemist at the Meissen factory discovered it, and the formula has since become known throughout the west.
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