Pair of German-Made Hand-Painted Porcelain Lamp Bases Signed E.M. Kinderman Circa 1900

Description

A pair of elegant German porcelain vases in a slender baluster form featuring hand-painted pink and crimson roses. Signed E.M. … more A pair of elegant German porcelain vases in a slender baluster form featuring hand-painted pink and crimson roses. Signed E.M. Kinderman and mounted on a cylindrical gold gilt metal base. Circa: 1900 and weighs 4.72 lbs each.

Origins and history:
In Europe's seventeenth century, Chinese and Japanese porcelains were highly valued. Although Europeans increasingly imported them throughout the century, they needed to learn to produce true porcelain, also known as hard-paste porcelain. It wasn't until 1709 that an alchemist named Johann Friedrich Böttger discovered the ingredients required to create a white, translucent, high-fired porcelain body. This discovery had a significant impact on the entire European ceramic industry. less