Helena Wolfsohn Dresden Flowers Hand Painted 14" Oval Platter c. 1843-1878

Description: Helena Wolfsohn Dresden Flowers Hand PaintedOval Platter. c.1843-1878 14 1/16" long. 9 3/16" front to back. 1 3/8" high. Beautiful. Genuine. Cheers : ) Condition: Superb antique condition. Background: Porzellanmalerei Helena Wolfsohn (1843 until 1878) Helena Wolfsohn (ne Meven) was the successor of her father. who formerly ran the business at Schlosseraasse #5 under the name of I Mever & Shne. Next to her small store which sold.. Old Saxon China, Old Svre, Crystal, Ivory Work, Enamels, Mosaic Work, Armour, Goblins Tapestry, Fans, and many other remarkable and curious articles .., Wolfsohn had a successful porcelain decorating business which used a wide array of blanks from different other companies. Around 1853 she already had a sales agent in England, J.&. McCracken m 7, Old Jewry, London [2] Porzellanmalerei Helena Wolfsohn Nacht. 1878 until 1893 Contrary to what is often stated on some websites and in some books. it was not Helena Woltson herself who copied the marks of other manutacturers. The business had been taken over in 1878 by Wolfsohn's daughter Emile (*1823-APR-23 to 1901-JAN-17). Emile was married to the businessman Anton Elb and together the had four children: Felicia Elb (married Gluckmann) and Max Elb (*1852-OCT-29) did not remain connected with the decoration studio business, unlike Franziska Elb (married Hirsch) and finally Leopold Arthur Elb (see below). Anyway, the couple decided to continue the name of the studio, soon winning a prize at the Leipzig fair as well as the Gold Medal at the Sidney fair in 1879. The same year however they also ran into trouble for copying the "AR" ("Augustus Rex') mark which originally was a registered trademark of the KPM in Meissen. The exact year the business started to use the 'AR" mark is documented because the KPM instantily appealed for court intervention. Instead of completely stopping to use the mark however. it was slightly changed all the time as to make it more difficult for the court to decide: the second"AR." mark with the arrow pointing upwards is one of the examples used around 1880, it's the same one used on the item they received the Gold Medal for in Brussels that year. It took until 1881 (in Germany) and 1883 (in England) before the studio was forced to finally stop using the offending mark and all related versions. The court also ruled that the company had to compensate KPM for the use of their mark as well as all slightly abstracted versions introduced during the period of the court case itself. The fee was so high that it brought the Elb family near bankruptcy and due to the strain Emilie fell ill, never to recover. The former glory had long crumbled and the only real success following the end of the court cases was the First Class Award the company received 1891 in London..

Price: 150 USD

Location: Hillside, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-18T03:36:13.000Z

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