Antique Victorian Ewer Pitcher Hand Painted Florals Gold Trim 11" Ruffled #409

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This beautifully textured pink and ivory antique ewer pitcher is a stunning piece of Victorian style pottery with hand-painted florals … Read more This beautifully textured pink and ivory antique ewer pitcher is a stunning piece of Victorian style pottery with hand-painted florals and gold trim. Made in the Turn-Teplitz region of Austria, this 11" tall pitcher features a round shape with a ruffled texture, a glossy finish, and intricate hand-painted details. Handmade with care instructions to hand wash only, this original piece of art pottery exudes elegance and charm, perfect for adding a touch of vintage sophistication to any decor. Beautiful shades of pinks, reds, blues, greens and purple - distinct but subtle too. A keepsake treasure to be cherished for generations. Measures 11" tall, 19" around, 9.5" at its widest, 4" at the base and 6.5" at the rim.

An impressed 409 mold number confirms this is an authentic late 19th or early 20th-century piece of Austrian porcelain. Factories back then used metal or wooden stamps to press shape numbers directly into the wet clay before the piece was fired.

Given the "409" shape number, the style points to two highly prolific Austrian makers from the Turn-Teplitz region (Bohemia) known for this exact style of blush ivory floral ewers:
Robert Hanke (Royal Wettina): They frequently used 3-digit impressed mold numbers alongside a stamped crown mark. Their ewers feature this distinct combination of matte-finished cream porcelain, gold-highlighted handles, and romantic floral transfers.

Amphora (Stellmacher & Kessel): Another massive producer in the region that heavily relied on three-to-four-digit impressed numbers to organize their vast catalog of Art Nouveau shapes.

Modern reproductions or cheap fakes almost always use printed or painted ink numbers on top of the glaze. See less