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Mandel Brs 1930 Vint Czech Art Deco Lusterware Tea Set

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 310.00 USD
Mandel Brs 1930 Vint Czech Art Deco Lusterware Tea Set
This tea set was made in Czechoslovakia expressly for Mandel Brothers department store in Chicago around the 1930's. They are classic Art Deco, in pink with black trim, and lustrous centers.
The set consists of:
6 dessert plates, 7 1/2" 6 saucers, 5 1/2" 5 cups, 3 1/2" in diameter, 2" high 1 sugar, 5 1/4' wide, 3" high 1 creamer, 4" from spout to handle, 3" high 1 teapot, 8 1/2" from spout to handle, 5 1/2" high
This set was freshly unboxed from having been in storage since 1964. Two cups have cracks, but still display nicely. Overall, the pieces are in very good condition. The luster on the plates have some nice patterns.
Mandel Brothers was a department store in Chicago. It was founded in 1855, and the building still stands on State and Madison. The store flourished in the 1930's and 40's, when this set was sold, and by 1960 it was sold off to another retailer. This is a stylish, Deco set from 1930's Chicago.