Fischer Mieg Hand Painted Bohemian Sauce Tureen Robert Gray & Son The sides go over into

The sides go over into a nice curl to create handles

and the maker's mark 'A&J Z' for A

NASA started doing it back in the 1950's while looking for a way to protect the eyes of astronauts from radiation in space

low and rounded with a subtly flared rim

so it is difficult to reconstruct them

Fischer Mieg Hand Painted Bohemian Sauce Tureen Robert Gray & Son The sides go over intoPresented is a gorgeous antique Victorian porcelain covered sauce or gravy tureen with a tray made by Fischer & Mieg of Pirkenhammer, Bohemia. The sauce tureen and tray, which is of the highest quality, are beautifully hand painted and gilded with a colorful design of daffodils and other flowers on a gray green background. This decoration is very rich and somewhat unusual in the background color. The wavy edge rims are elegantly gilded. This piece was