A 15-piece Sarreguemines Earthenware Coffee Service Set, “annales” Model.

Exceptional 15-piece Sarreguemines earthenware coffee service, “Annales” model.

This coffee set, decorated with polychrome depictions of Alsatian figures, was designed by Hansi, the pseudonym of the Alsatian artist Jean-Jacques Waltz, (1873–1951).

The coffee set, like the Hansi dinner service, was offered for sale by subscription in 1921 in the magazine *Les Annales littéraires et politiques*, which initiated and promoted the project.

The set of designs conceived by Hansi and produced by Sarreguemines captures the atmosphere of Alsace.

It consists of 6 cups and 6 saucers, 1 coffee pot, 1 milk jug, and 1 sugar bowl.

Dimensions:

Cup: height: 6 cm / 3 different designs.

diameter at the rim: 6 cm.

Saucer: diameter: 13 cm / 6 different designs.

Coffee pot: height: 23 cm, lid included / different design on each side.

Base diameter: 9.5 cm.

Sugar bowl: height: 10 cm.

Diameter: 9.5 cm.

Milk jug height: 13 cm.

Each piece is stamped on the back and signed “H” inside the design.

The set is in good condition, with a beautiful sheen; there are a few minor chips in the glaze on 2 or 3 pieces—nothing serious—and a few small areas of crazing.

Coffee cups are rare to find.

Note: A dinner service, as well as tea cups and another part of a dinner service, are for sale in other listings.