In the 17th century, Chinese porcelain was transported on Dutch ships when transporting tea from China. In Dutch cafes, coffee is served in these cups. At that time the rest of Europe often did not have cups and saucers. There were only earthenware cups that people used to drink beer from. After many years of experimentation, the porcelain production process was discovered in 1709 in Meissen (Germany). Until then, this was a closely guarded Chinese secret. From about 1719, Meissen cups and saucers could be produced in large quantities and sold to European countries.
Coffee cup (after dinner) made of porcelain, white, with green or brown enamel exterior. In Germany, in the mid-nineteenth century, there was the manufacturer Wallendorf (Saxony); around 1938 there was producer Johann Haviland. Coffee cup, porcelain, white with deep saucer, usually to cool the coffee, people often pour hot coffee into the saucer. It is also possible that the coffee cup, porcelain, blue and white, was made in the Netherlands in 1880, usually by the manufacturer Regout. These porcelain coffee cups were made in Germany in the mid-twentieth century according to classic designs.