2 Antique German Von Schierholz Dresden Porcelain Candlesticks Candelabras 20"

Description

Exquisite pair of two antique German Dresden four light convertable candlesticks or candleabras by Von Schierholz porcelain factory featuring a colorful high relief cherubs / puttis / angels and floral theme.

The Von Schierholz porcelain factory was established in 1817 in Plaue, Thuringia, Germany. The factory produced high-quality Dresden ware and is most famous for its Rococo, ornate Meissen-like, and Secession style decorated porcelain. This type featured gilding, applied foliage, and flowers. In addition, the company is also known for its decorative lithophanes and highly collectible beer steins.

In 1816, two brothers, Johann Karl Rudolf Heuäcker and Dr. Gottlob Ferdinand Heuäcker established the porcelain factory. When Dr. Heuäcker died in 1817, Johann took on German entrepreneur and manor owner Christian Gottfried Schierholz. Later that year, Schierholz bought out the remaining Heuäcker brother. An exclusive license to produce porcelain wares was issued to Schierholz by the government of Schwarzburg-Sondehausen, which ruled the town of Plaue. The factory manufactured sanitary wares for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

In 1829, Schierholz’s son Julius Adelbert became a shareholder, and the company became known as C.G. Schierholz & Sohn. The manufacturing of its soon-to-be-world-renowned lithophanes began in 1849. The company lost its monopoly on sanitary wares during the mid-1860s. However, it continued to prosper, producing various other porcelain wares over the years.

In 1884, modeler Edmund Haase joined the company. Haase had been trained as a sculptor at the Munich Academy of Art. He is believed to have been responsible for the design and modeling of the character steins. He remained with the company until he died in 1914. In 1887, Arthur Schierholz, grandson of C.G. Schierholz, became the factory owner.

In the 1890s, the factory began producing the character stein line, manufacturing beer mugs with decorative faces, often of famous people. In addition to the character steins, companion items including tobacco jars, mustard jars, pipes, goblets, figurines, salt and pepper shakers, beakers, and Schnapps sets were made.

The steins were only a small part of their total production. In addition, the company produced luxury wares, including table settings, candelabras, candlestick holders, clocks, mirrors, perfume bottles, vases,flowerpots, baskets with applied flowers, figurines, ashtrays, lithophanes, lamps, night lamps, and table lamps. In addition, kitchen utensils, flame-proof cooking vessels, and apothecary furnishings such as evaporating dishes, grinding bowls, flasks, salve and pomade containers, drawer pulls, and nameplates were also produced.

Arthur Schierholz died in 1899, and in 1907 the firm became a private limited liability Company, known as "Von Schierholz Porzellan Manufactur Plaue G.m.b.H." In the early 1900s, the company began exporting worldwide with showrooms in Germany, Austria, France, and England.

In 1967, the Von Schierholz Porcelain Factory celebrated its Diamond Jubilee. The Von Schierholz family operated the factory until 1972, when it was nationalized by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and became known as "VEB Porzellan Manufactur Plaue.”

In 1990, after the reunification of Germany, the Von Schierholz family reacquired the factory, and it became Von Schierholz’s Porzellan Manufactur Plaue G.m.b.H again. The factory continues today as Porzellanmanufaktur Plaue, Ltd. Products are still hand-made and hand-decorated and include exquisite chandeliers, lamps, mirrors, clocks, figurines, and their famous lithophanes.

Incised 343 7 and 343 72

Condition

Good Overall - Could use a cleaning if desired; gentle wear

Dimensions

11” x 19.5” (Diameter x Height)