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European Art Pottery1314 of 2115Drip Glaze Vase (Germany, probably Julius Paul & Sohn), 1920'sA REAL PUZZLE
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    Posted 10 years ago

    wksgibson
    (16 items)

    I was tickled over this little treasure I found! It only stood not quite at 2 inches I believe. (I don't have it anymore) I loved the colors, the deep orange and blue with the gold highlights were amazing. I don't know much about porcelain, china or ceramic. It was stamped Rosenthal Bavaria and Kurt Wendler. Although I was familiar with Rosenthal I had never heard of Kurt Wendler. I knew I liked this piece and really enjoyed the detail of the elephant of the hand painted elephant. I also appreciated that something so delicate as this didn't have any chips or scratches or dinks.

    So, out came my books and the laptop keys tapping. I found the name o fit and saw the other pieces painted in a similar way (no elephant) a big foot jungle monster though.

    I found this was part of Wendler's Indra Porcelain Designs. To name a few, this design also includes a Gazelle, Plant/ Cactus?, Pagoda and some kind of kraken-monkey-creature". These designs were first presented at the Leipzig fair in 1919, by Phillip Rosenthal himself. The vases are quite valuable if found in tact. (same as anything else) .

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    Comments

    1. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      Fantastic! love those legs.
    2. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 years ago
      Love the trunk legs too!
    3. wksgibson wksgibson, 10 years ago
      Thank you racer4four and vetraio50 and for the love too aghcollect!
    4. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      A little gem;-))
    5. wksgibson wksgibson, 10 years ago
      Thanks surfdub66 yes indeed! =)
    6. jensen jensen, 10 years ago
      That elephant looks so cheery!
    7. wksgibson wksgibson, 10 years ago
      That he does Jensen! =)
    8. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      stunning!!!
    9. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    10. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      Your so right !!! the colors are great!!
    11. wksgibson wksgibson, 10 years ago
      Thanks Sean and eye4beauty - I wish there were more Sean, I would share!
    12. wksgibson wksgibson, 10 years ago
      Thanks for the love too inky!

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