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Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants

Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants
Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants
Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants
Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants
Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants
Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants

Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants
STUNNING QUALITY LARGE AUSTRIAN TABLE CENTRE PIECE. INITIALLY I SHOULD SAY I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHO MADE THIS PIECE BECAUSE ON FIRST SIGHT I ASSUMED IT WAS A PIECE OF ROYAL DUX FINE MODELLING, PAINTING, etc. BUT ON SEEING THE BACK MARKS IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT - THE ONLY BIRKS I KNOW OF IS ALBOIN BIRKS WHO WORKED AT THE MINTON FACTORY AND I WOULD DOUBT IF HE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PIECE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS??? HOWEVER, THIS IS A SUPERB QUALITY, LARGE BONE CHINA TABLE CENTRE PIECE ON ELEPHANT STAND MADE, AS I'VE SAID, IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO THE ROYAL DUX FACTORY THAT DATES, I WOULD GUESS, TO THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20th.

IN A LARGE SERPENTINE FORM IT IS DEPICTED BEAUTIFULLY MODELLED LOBED FASHION WITH BANDS OF RELIEF CANE WORK, BRONZED GREEN FABRIC TEXTURE, AND FLOWER HEADS AND PALMETTES SUPPORTED BY FOUR WELL MODELLED ELEPHANTS STANDING ON A SIMILARLY DECORATED BASE PLINTH. IT HAS A REMOVABLE HEXAGONAL INNER PORCELAIN LINER, WHILE THE BASE HAS ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED MARKS TO ITS UNDERSIDE STILL LOOKS LIKE A ROYAL DUX MARK FORMAT?

IT MEASURES 13 3/4" (35cm) L x 9 1/4'' (24cm) D x 8" (20cm) H APPROX; AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, ALTHOUGH IF I WERE TO BE VERY PICKY THERE IS A TIGHT VERY FAINT HAIRLINE TO THE INNER BOWL (DESCRIBED TO ME AS A FIRING FAULT, WHICH IT MAY WELL BE) AND THE TIPS OF A COUPLE OF TUSK ENDS HAVE A SLIGHT ROUGHNESS NO CHIPS AND COLOURED OVER SO I DON'T KNOW - SEE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILS. THIS IS A WONDERFUL FINELY MODELLED TABLE CENTRE PIECE IN A VERY UNUSUAL FORM THAT'S IN GREAT CONDITION AND WITH A LOW, START PRICE SHOULD ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE INTEREST FROM ALL COLLECTORS. THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS SALE. ALMOST EVERYTHING I SELL IS IN THE CONDITION I HAVE BOUGHT IT, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, (I HAVE LEARNT TO MY COST IN THE PAST NOT TO TAMPER WITH AN ITEM), AND THEREFORE I HAVE NEITHER HAD ITEMS REPAIRED NOR RESTORED.

I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO REPORT ON AN ITEM WHICH HAS HAD EITHER; HOWEVER I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND I CANNOT DETECT IT. PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A B.

I WILL DISPATCH GOODS ON CLEARANCE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE. I DO NOT ACCEPT - NON U. ALL PARCELS ARE WELL PACKED AND PROTECTED WITH STRONG BOXES, BUBBLE WRAP AND PACKAGING PEANUTS WHERE NECESSARY. SO PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE BINDING. DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

The item "STUNNING QUALITY LARGE AUSTRIAN TABLE CENTRE PIECE WITH ELEPHANTS" is in sale since Friday, April 11, 2014. This item is in the category "Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Porcelain/China\Royal Dux". The seller is "rtzilla" and is located in London.

This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia.

  • Material: Porcelain/ China
  • Product Type: TABLE CENTRE PIECE
  • Use: Decorative
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Sub-Type: European
  • Date: 1900-1919 (Art Nouveau)
  • Style: Art Nouveau
  • Boxed/ Unboxed: Unboxed
  • Manufacturer/ Type: Royal Dux ?


    Stunning Quality Large Austrian Table Centre Piece With Elephants