Cocoa Set

Q: I inherited a cocoa set from my mother-in-law, who received it from her mother-in-law sometime in the 1940s. It includes a coffeepot, sugar bowl, and six small cups and saucers. My mother-in-law said there never was a creamer and she was told it was a cocoa set. The porcelain is “see through.” The mark includes the name “Weimar” in a shield with “Germany” below the shield in green. Then “Weimar Handpainted China” in burnt orange. Can you tell me the maker?

A: This mark was used beginning in 1905 by Fasolt & Eichel, a company in Blankenhain, Thuringia, Germany. It continued to be used by the successor company, Blankenhain Porcelain Factory C. & E. Carstens. The company became VEB Porcelainwork Weimar Porcelain after World War II. The mark includes the shield of the Weimar dukes. The shape of the pot makes it a chocolate pot, not a coffeepot.