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Helena Wolfsohn, Dresden, Antique Baluster Vases

Our Price: $ 218.00
This is a fabulous pair of hand-painted, porcelain baluster vases, each standing 12 1/4 inches tall and 6 inches wide in the body. The shape of these vases is unusual. Each consists of four bulbous sides and a long, straight, narrow neck. There is a slight, graceful flare at the mouth. Each side has two painted romantic scenes or floral motifs; one on the body and the other on the neck, and all are different. The workmanship is superb. Delicate gold swirls and circles separate each panel from the others. Each vase is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, repairs or crazing. there are no losses from the painted surfaces, other than expected wear on the gold trimmed edges and corners. Most of the gold accent is perfectly fine. Each vase is signed on the base with the signature of Helena Wolfsohn. These vases would have been manufactured and painted between 1843 and 1883. The studio of Helena Wolfson was in Dresden, Germany. Together they weigh 3 pounds, 6 ounces.

Helena Wolfsohn

Helena Wolfson was a skilled porcelain artist, whose studio was located in Dresden, Germany. Her establishment did not produce porcelain, but purchased blanks from other fine porcelain manufactories and then completed the pieces with colorful figures, flowers and romantic scenes. Wolfsohn's studio was open from 1843 to 1883, however in 1878 it was bought by Leopold Elb and W. E. Stephan, who, besides the crowned "D" mark, used the "AR" (for Augustus Rex) mark which had originally been registered to KPM of Meissen. This created legal difficulties for the two new owners and in 1883 the business closed.