Lot 88
88
VARIOUS FACTORIES
A PAIR ROYAL AUSTRIA HOLLAND HANDELSMERK PORCELAIN CANDLESTICKS, circular base tapering to a cylindrical stem with swollen rim, the pale amber ground painted in orange and green with a stylized flower, dots and linear decoration, printed factory mark Royal Austria and Holland Handelsmerk

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A PAIR ROYAL AUSTRIA HOLLAND HANDELSMERK PORCELAIN CANDLESTICKS, circular base tapering to a cylindrical stem with swollen rim, the pale amber ground painted in orange and green with a stylized flower, dots and linear decoration, printed factory mark Royal Austria and Holland Handelsmerk
16cm. high (2)

Lot Essay

This type of porcelain was not produced in Holland but possibly in Austria by O. & E. Gunther (1899-1918). The decoration resembles the decoration as used by De Distel and especially the work of Bert Nienhuis seems to have been a source of inspiration.

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