Antique Pirkenhammer Ruby Red Porcelain Sauce Boats With Gilt Bacchus Handles — Pair

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….Two things make a great antique: a great maker and a great survival story. This pair has both.

A matched … Read more ….Two things make a great antique: a great maker and a great survival story. This pair has both.

A matched pair of antique ruby red porcelain sauce boats by Fischer & Mieg, Pirkenhammer, found in Paris. Pirkenhammer, in Bohemia, was founded in 1803 and is among the most respected porcelain factories of Central Europe. The Fischer & Mieg / Pirkenhammer mark is present on the base of each.

The color is the first thing you notice: a deep, saturated ruby red band over white porcelain that seems lit from within, shifting with the light like a garnet held up to a window. Fine gilt scrollwork runs along the red, and a delicate gilt pendant border edges the white below. The boats are a true mirrored pair, one handle to the left, one to the right.

The Bacchus handle is pure Empire bravado. A fluted gilt scroll rises to a curl, and where it meets the boat sits a bearded gilt mask of the Roman god of wine, rendered in high relief. Each boat rises from a pedestal foot with its own ruby ring and sits in the well of an oval underplate, rimmed in the same ruby red with gilt scrollwork.

Excellent antique condition, lovingly used. No chips, no hairlines, no gilding loss. For objects over a century old, made to be used on the dining table, that is remarkable.

Maker: Fischer & Mieg, Pirkenhammer
Origin: Bohemia (Czech Republic); acquired in Paris
Period: Early 20th century (c. 1900-1909)
Style: Empire Revival / Neoclassical
Materials: Porcelain, gilt
Color: Ruby red, white, and gold
Condition: Excellent, lovingly used
Dimensions: 10"W x 6"D x 8"H (each)
Sold as a mirrored pair: 2 sauce boats, each with an oval underplate See less