The Habsburg family had been regular customer of the Herend Porcelain Manufactory since 1855. In 1872, a set of 3,300 pieces was ordered for the imperial court in Vienna, and by the turn of the century, the tableware of the Royal Palace in Buda was also made by the artisans
of Herend.
One of Herend’s popular designs, in various colour variations, was created in honour of Count Albert Apponyi, one of Otto von Habsburg’s most important supporters in Hungary.
Otto von Habsburg spent much of his life in exile, only returning to Hungary in 1987. He visited Herend on several occasions and was a great admirer of the most famous brand of Hungarian craftsmanship. He celebrated his 95th birthday there with his family in 2007.
The Otto von Habsburg Foundation pays tribute to his namesake with this blue Apponyi patterned cup to mark the 110th anniversary of his birth.
Otto Dinner, 20 November 1928.
Count Albert Apponyi, Count Gyula Andrássy, Count János Zichy
