19th Century Figurines Man Woman Lady Sitting Chair Dep Germany 11588 Renaissance Hand Painted

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DEP Germany Renaissance figurines featuring a man and a woman sitting on chairs, hand-painted in a multi-color design. Made of … Read more DEP Germany Renaissance figurines featuring a man and a woman sitting on chairs, hand-painted in a multi-color design. Made of porcelain. Figurines are crafted in Germany.

PORCELAIN. GORGEOUS. HAND PAINTED. VERY GOOD COND. MODERATE WARE FOR AGE ON BOTTOM OF CHAIRS. GREAT DETAIL IN PAINTING AND FINGERS.

MAN 6.5" X 4" X 2" WITH SWARD, ORANGE LONG TAILCOAT, GREEN COLLAR. KNEE PANTS WHITE SHOES. MADE IN GERMANY, 11588

WOMAN 6.5" X 4'' X 2"HAS A LONG DRESS, WITH RUFFLES ON SKIRT AND SLEEVES AT ELBOW. 11588 DEP. GERMANY SEE CLOSE- UP OF BACK OF CHAIR.

MADE BY:
Porzellanfabrik Unger, Schneider & Cie. (1859 until 1885)

Based on a ducal concession, the businessman Carl Schneider (who had worked at the Wallendorf factory for some time) together with modelling artist Karl Ungerand businessman Hermann Hutschenreuther founded their business in 1859. AsHutschenreuther was a sleeping partner, his name does not appear in the company name until 1885.

At first the company only produced tableware, miniature sets for children and a few kitchen utensils, mostly decorated in the cobalt blue 'Zwiebel-' and 'Strohblumenmuster' styles which sometimes included gilding. But unlike many other facilities they did not simply copy existing designs but rather used their own creativity and started with export fairly early, which was soon rewarded as the first international award was received 1875 at the Exposición Internacional de Chile (Santiago World Fair). The success also showed a problem as the first marks that had been used looked similar to the marks used earlier by the factory in Gießhübel.

This lead to the introduction of the first mark that actually was used continuously, the impressed and uncrowned 'G' mark with the double-headed arrow which was used from 1875 onwards. Following the increasing popularity due to further awards during the Exposition Universelle (Paris World Fair) in 1878 it was decided to have the mark officially registered. The registration was filed on March 3rd 1879 at the 'Herzogliches Landgericht Gräfenthal' (Ducal District Court) and the first items showing the mark carrying the 'Dep.' addition were seen at the World Fair 1879 in Sydney, where the company yet again received an award for their products See less