This is an exquisite porcelain figurine of a fox. Unfortunately, I cannot make out the manufacturer. It is signed **** Bach but the first part is scratched off. It was sold by Maurice Bloch, a store in Geneve.
Theodore Karner (1885-1966) was a known artist for Rosenthal. He designed and created many of their porcelain figurines of animals. This is a rare hand painted plaque done by him. It is signed on the front and the back. It is a portrait of a beautiful, well, defined horse on shiny white porcelain. Encased in a later frame.
Measurements: Plaque: 12 1/2" by 10 1/2"; with frame" 16 1/2" by 14 1/4&quo ...click for details
Metzler and Ortloff porcelain figurine of a young boy standing on an acorn and holding a pair of skis. Made in Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and hand painted with delicate colors.
Metzler and Ortloff porcelain figurine of a young boy standing on a snail with a bird in one hand and nest in the other. Made in Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and hand painted with delicate colors.
Metzler and Ortloff porcelain figurine of a young boy, Bacchus, perhaps?, standing on a cornucopia with grapes in one hand and chalice in the other. Made in Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and hand painted with delicate colors.
Fine artist signed German Dresden cabinet plate. Reticulated with an open weave on which tiny gold and blue flowers are in high relief. A scalloped edge trimmed in gold with a basket weave blank and floral decoration completes this lovely cabinet plate. There is a blue under glaze decorator or maker's mark along with Dresden Germany in blue over glaze. Also stamped on the back in a circle is The Ovington Brothers Company which means that these plates were made especially for their department ...click for details