Posted 11 years ago
mikelv85
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I saw these at "Volunteers of America" and hemmed and hawed over them. I put them back on the shelf together, but way in the back. I went there the next day thinking no one would have bought them, till I saw only one. Who would buy just one !!! I looked and looked and there on the very bottom shelf I found the other one. Whew !! Why do I do this to myself ! I should just buy the darn things when I see them. Anyway. They look like your typical Dresden or Meissen but I know they aren't .They measure 6" tall x 5 1/2" wide. A little too well done to be Japanese. So I'm thinking German just a lesser quality. Nice gilding and paint work ,no visible damage all the little fingers intact. Just a rough spot on one of the leaf backs of one of them. Quite nice for what they are. -Mike-
Just found out that this style is actually called a "spill vase" although you could use them for flowers as well. Here's the online definition:
" Spill vases were small, usually porcelain, receptacles, to hold splinters or paper tapers that were lit from a hearth fire to transfer a flame to light a lantern or lamp. Most were figurines and sat on a fireplace mantel. The splinters were called "spills" and were used until matches were invented after the turn of the 20th century."
Well the "C" mark on the bottom, might indicate Chodau porcelain Bohemia . Old pottery and porcelain marks online does show them as marking their pieces with "Chodau" or just a " C " by itself. They are listed under German marks which include Austria and Bohemia. It could be Czechoslovakian too. Now how old are they ?