{"product_id":"decorative-plates-kaiser-west-germany-etruria-gilded-porcelain-dishes-5","title":"Decorative Plates: Kaiser West Germany \"Etruria\" Gilded Porcelain Dishes, 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatching set of five vintage miniature dishes of mid-century German ceramic heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManufactured in West Germany by the historic porcelain house Kaiser, this uniform 5-piece collection features their celebrated \"Etruria\" botanical mandala design. Each dish is masterfully crafted from fine, translucent white feldspathic porcelain, decorated with a thick 24-karat gold leaf silk-screened floral pattern that shifts from a rich ochre tan into a brilliant, polished gold reflection under ambient light. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthentically produced in Kronach, Bavaria, West Germany, by Alka-Kunst Kaiser Porzellan. Renowned globally throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Kaiser became an absolute titan of European luxury porcelain, celebrated for producing ultra-fine, glass-hard vitrified china blanks used by top-tier continental designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the official blue underglaze factory crest on the reverse footprint, displaying the royal crown hallmark over the \"AK KAISER\" signature baseline. The central floral mandala is executed using high-fire metallic slips. The gold leaf is applied thickly over the white porcelain glaze, ensuring the high-gloss metallic finish remains scratch-resistant and chemically stable against food acids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Intended Use: Premium residential fine dining individual butter servers, luxury crystal glassware coasters, or formal side plates. Alternate Suggested Use: A spectacular texturized staging prop system for boutique lifestyle photography, elegant individual jewellery trinket dishes on a bedroom vanity console, or a unique gift for a European porcelain collector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shift2ThriftVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47551023808710,"sku":"Listing 040-September-2026","price":750.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/2163\/2198\/files\/Listing040-September-2026-KaiserWestGermanyEtruriaGildedPorcelainDishes-Setof5_4.jpg?v=1789992385","url":"https:\/\/shift2thriftvintage.co.za\/products\/decorative-plates-kaiser-west-germany-etruria-gilded-porcelain-dishes-5","provider":"Shift2ThriftVintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}