Antique J&C Jaeger Bavaria Souvenir China Kansas City Union Station RR 6\" Mint For Sale

Antique J&C Jaeger Bavaria Souvenir China Kansas City Union Station RR 6\" Mint

Item Specifics

• Maker: Jaeger & Co. (J&C), Marktredwitz, Bavaria, Germany
• Pattern/Series: \"Louise\"
• Retailer/Importer mark: G.H.B. Co. (Geo. H. Bowman Co., Cleveland, OH)
• Category: Souvenir China / Railroadiana
• Era: Circa 1914-1917
• Material: Porcelain
• Diameter: 6\"
• Condition: Mint, no chips, cracks, or crazing
• Origin: Germany
• Subject: Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri

Description:

For collectors of railroadiana and early 20th-century souvenir china: a scarce transfer-printed plate depicting the Union Station terminal in Kansas City, Missouri, one of the great Beaux-Arts railway depots of the American heartland.

The scene is executed in sepia against a delicate blue-and-white sky wash, framed by a lustered peach border with a gently scalloped, gilt-edged rim, typical of the fine souvenir wares produced for the depot and hotel gift trade of the era. The reverse carries the Jaeger & Co. (J&C) mark with \"Louise\" pattern designation and \"Bavaria,\" alongside a \"G.H.B. Co.\" retailer stamp for the Geo. H. Bowman Company of Cleveland, a prominent importer and department store known for stocking Continental china for the American souvenir market.

This mark combination dates the piece to roughly 1912-1917, placing production close on the heels of Union Station\'s 1914 opening, a real prize for anyone building a run of early-KC-terminal or Jaeger Bavaria depot-ware pieces. Union Station was, at the time, one of the busiest passenger terminals in the country, and depot china from this window is increasingly hard to find intact.

Mint condition with strong color and gilt retention. A clean, display-ready example for the railroadiana, Kansas City history, or German souvenir porcelain collector.