Charleston, SC
Details
- Dimensions
- 7.75ʺW × 1ʺD × 7.75ʺH
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paint
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Cream
- Condition Notes
- Excellent, very minimal wear. Each plate varies due to being hand painted. Excellent, very minimal wear. Each plate varies due to being hand painted. less
- Description
- The sweetest floral plates. 16 c. 1920s J. Seltmann Vohenstrauss, Bayern (Bavaria) Art Deco Era Hand Painted Dessert Plates. All … more The sweetest floral plates. 16 c. 1920s J. Seltmann Vohenstrauss, Bayern (Bavaria) Art Deco Era Hand Painted Dessert Plates. All with hand painted florals on a cream ground and red accents. Weight on all 8 pds, 5 oz. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Estate. Johann Seltmann was a land owner born 1856 in the town of Schlottenhof where he then spent many years watching his father working in his small decoration studio before following his own profession and finally moving to Waldau, completely losing interest in the business until it was roused again when his younger brother Karl Seltmann took over a factory in their home town in 1897. In 1901 Johann was approached by his youngest brother Christian Wilhelm Seltmann who at the time was the factory manager at the porcelain factory in Arzberg. Christian disliked the way he had to work there and so the brothers decided to open their own factory in 1901 with Christian as factory manager and after employing a group of specialists from Thuringia that would be able to instruct the unlearned workers, the new company started off with just three kilns. By the time of its 25th anniversary, the family-owned business employed a workforce of 600 people. Sadly the anniversary could not be witnessed by the founder as Johann Seltmann died in 1921 at the age of 65, leaving the factory in the hands of his sons Robert and Christian who continued to expand business. During WWII the factory still employed over 600 people The firm remained in business until 1995. less
Charleston, SC
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