Antique Ceramic Chief Decorative Plate in Gold and Pink - Krautheim & Adelberg

Description

An antique ceramic decorative plate with an Indian motif in gold and pink. This beautiful piece is by Krautheim & … more An antique ceramic decorative plate with an Indian motif in gold and pink. This beautiful piece is by Krautheim & Adelberg and was made in the early 1900s in Selb Bavaria. It features a bright ombre pink around the edges and an Indian Chief at the center. He wears a war bonnet on his head, and a fur blanket wrapped around his shoulders. A red amulet hangs from his neck along with other beaded necklaces of black beads. Around the edges of the piece on top of the pink, is a gold floral design. The bottom is marked with the maker's name in green.


Krautheim & Adelberg were porcelain manufacturers. founded by Christoph Krautheim (1854-1933) who was joined in 1889 by his brother-in-law Richard Adelberg. The two were originally decorators and began purchasing blank porcelain which they painted. In 1912 they began to make their own porcelain. After Christoph Krautheim's death in 1933, the firm was taken over by his son Richard. The last owner was Georg Krautheim and the factory closed in 1977.

Dimensions:
10.5 Diameter
1" Tall less