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Mikee,

Thanks for the additional photos, that is one elegant letter opener.

Fine work like this sets the standard for the German decorative arts that we all enjoy collecting, looking at, and studying. Literally, the quality stares directly back at you.

Whether a delicate porcelain sculpture, detailed carving or intricate, embroidered bullion flag, they should easily take your breath away and titillate the senses. Steeped in practice, lore and old tradition it's no small wonder that interest in Imperial German/Third Reich art and antiques continues on its lofty rise ...

Picked up my 1914, Schwarzburg baby raven from Gary at the MAX - perfecto! I'd consider this to be my Pittsburgh gift to myself, along with a few good reference books.

I was amazed at the scale of the bird and took this additional snap to give you an idea of his/her size. I'd hate to have to feed that plump little rascal - it'd be a full-time operation.

Best!

B~

Bill,

Thanks for another look. That guy is a monster! I love the detail. Natures design can't be beat imo! Us humans have learned to imitate it and utilize it in so many different ways. Like the shape of the birds beak to design types of knifes. The beak, feet and claws really stand out on this piece. It looks perfectly fine in white but I wonder how it would look painted?

Bill, do you by chance have any photos of your spread of porcelain critters at the MAX show? I'd love to see what beauties you brought along to peddle.

Glad to see the 'little' Raven is home safely with you, too.

T.

T,

I'm not sure if anyone besides the "official MAX photographer"
took any snaps..?

What's new in your neck o' the woods, got anything good in the works? Hope so!

Best!

Bill

Ah, well, hopefully a photo of your offerings will surface.

On my end, well, I have a rather fragile package en route from the UK, and am diligently following an item on ebay. Will update when I am able.

T.

I have two

David,

Many thanks!

Talk about a most un-photogenic mug, heh ...

B~

Nice to put a face to the text!
I, also, have a couple of things in the pipeline now that I am back in the addictive world of collecting, so I hope to post in a short while!

Great selection of porcelain, Bill! I see some familiar faces in that grouping. Did you have good sales?

Dave, thank you for posting those pictures.

T.

I hope you sold out because my wife saw an eagle in the picture and I saw a mouse. Tell me you sold them.

--dj--Joe

Bill, What a great collection! My problem is I like all of it!

T, I hope you can snag that ebay find! Best of luck to you.

Tristan, Can't wait to see your new additions!

Gents,

Nice to see everyone back here for the fall collecting-season ...

Looking forward to seeing what both Tiberius and Tristan turned up, tiptop goodies I'm sure!

Joe - sorry, the eagle and one of my pair of mice were sold. Still have a nice early mouse by Wilhelm Neuhäuser. He also did the baby raven above and was one of the Allach boys later, from 1935 - 1945. If you're really interested we can work something out, no problem.

Mikee - might have a decent Art Deco, Weimar bronze falcon for you, should you be inclined..?

Best regards and good collecting to everyone!

Bill

Alas, I did not win the ebay treasure (though it sold for over double what I was willing to pay so I wasn't too heartbroken). But thanks to all who wished me luck!

On a happier note, I did receive that package from the UK yesterday and after much careful unpacking I unveiled this beauty:



Ca. 1950's Alka Kunst 'Meteor' stallion sculpted by Bochmann. This mold was later also produced under the Kaiser Porzellan label, though I believe only in unglazed bisque and a matte colored version. I've been searching for the original glazed AK version for a while so I am very happy to add this fellow to my herd.

T.

Very Nice!
Sorry you missed out on another, but try this instead!!!!
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Allach-Porzellan-...=item43aa25db49

....some people don't know there's a recession!

What a beauty, but good grief, I can say with utter certainty that the the asking price is significantly more than I've spent on my entire collection of porcelain!

T.

T,

Nice score and a very nice looking piece with detail. Sorry you missed out on the ebay piece as well.

One of the two turned up trumps!
This is The Butler-Dragooner, no.131 by Richard Forster. Made in 1943 as one of a series of 18th century Prussian Fussoldaten soldiers, they were given to Hitler on his birthday in April 1944, and there is a well-known photo of him with Himmler, Fegelein and Schaub looking at these figurines.
I'm delighted to be able to add this to the collection!

...

Tristan,

Yes please, send a pair of those "Frtizes" round to my place straightaway! Two would make for some very-happening bookends, wouldn't you agree?

It would be fantastic to have that kind of money to pour into one's collection, but I'd wager a week's salary many of us couldn't pull that off on a regular basis... heh, maybe once in a lifetime, if lucky..?


T - I know you've got an eye for Bochmann's horse pieces, I'm liking them more and more as I look at your examples. Great life and pose in this one, too, nice and lively. The anatomy looks spot on with all the artist's signiature minutia - love that kind of work, makes me feel like I'm getting my money's worth. The more realistic the better ... well, except for some of those smooth, plain Art Deco units ... a couple of those are really killer.

I know Herr Bochmann had a long list of works to his credit. He seems to rival sculptors like Kärner, Heidenreich and Tutter in their production numbers, right up there. Would you know if any of his pieces were made under the contract Goebel had with Walt Disney to produce the "Bambi" animals?

Tristan, now that's a military figurine, classic! The smug look on Fegelein's face in that photo is probably what ended up with Hitler having him shot at the end! It's not nice to make jest of the Führer's art interests. heh ..

I think I may see where this is going ... are you going to work on putting the entire lot together? That'd be one hell of a good project!

T & T, we salute you, thanks for sharing.

Bill

Thanks, Bill, but picking up any more of these Fusssoldaten is most unlikely, never mind the cost! I was just lucky with that one.

Just back from the Kassel show in Germany, I managed to pick up this lovely bear, it has the darkest colouring I've seen on this particular pattern, all the others I have seen have been a tad lighter.

Gary

Gary,

Glad to see you added another good piece of Allach to your growing collection. This 'bittender Bär,' or begging bear must have been very popular with ordinary citizens while it was available and is still prized by modern-day porcelain collectors. Kärner's number 5 bear came in two versions, the first one didn't have a base and was free-standing, the second was mounted on a two-tiered octagonal foundation, like yours.

I agree with you that the majority of the painted versions were of a light tan color, nice to see this darker example. I'm looking forward to seeing it next month.

Thanks for the sneak-preview.

Best!

B~

I love it!

Thanks guys, it's only when you see this piece in close up do you see how good the painting is, they have managed to blend the colours in such a realistic fashion, he is a great looking bear.

Cheers

Gary

Great Bear, Baz!

Good thing it isn't a squirrel or I would be really jealous instead of happy for you

John

Nice bear, here's my Allach in white amongst the grouping.

Nice bears guys! But that extra touch of painting really brings these pieces to life!

Erich,

A very tasty display, sehr schön!

Not Allach but for those who appreciate fine horse figures ...

thought you might enjoy this unique portrait of a piper and his downtrodden steed. Karl Tutter's name has taken its place in the foremost ranks of 20th century, Hutschenreuther sculptors of note. The name of this particular work is, "Song of Lament," and it's fairly easy to see why. It would be difficult to interpret that strictly from looking at the piper, however, the artist conveys that feeling entirely through the physical appearance of the horse. The poor bugger seems to be on 'his last leg' as he strains under the weight of his rather thin rider. The placement of those over-exaggerated legs is simply marvelous, every fibre of the animal struggles to take just one more painful step forward.

The fine, gilded accents bring that Art Deco feeling to life, one has to admire the steady hand that applied those long elegant brush strokes.

Hope you'll enjoy ... best!

Bill

Since we're looking at figures with gilded accents, I recently spied this neat late-Weimar grasshopper by Karl Himmelstoss for Rosenthal.

I know some of you guys don't like these white/gold pieces but I've taken a liking to some of them.

Best!

B~

Herr Warda

Your collecting sphere is very varied, I'm not sure what to say about the grasshopper, not my cup of tea but each to their own, I struggle to get past the gold accents and see little in it myself but that's just me. The guy on the horse though is humerous, I like him.

SfK

Bill,

More great finds and like them both. The gold trim I think is a very nice touch. This trim style is I think normally seen on German porcellan. I see it quite a bit.

G-man,

There were more than two decades when this style was very popular with German porcelain houses, I'd say predominantly from around 1910 - 1930. I like the looks of some of it, it's simple yet elegant. Some of the old masters like Fritz Klee had many of their designs decorated in this style and they work very well in my humble opinion. I've also seen some of these gilded pieces that I'd let the grandsons use for target practice ...

Looking at and judging things other people deem valuable or nice is interesting on so many levels. Naturally we all have to agree to disagree from time to time, you say 'toe-mah-toe' and I sat 'ta-mader...' That's part of what makes this hobby so enjoyable, actually being able to tell time through various styles, materials and finishing methods. My wife always tells me to 'expand my horizons' and not be so stodgy, so I'm trying my best not to be a "one-trick pony."

Mikee - glad to have you in my corner, heh... I didn't buy these two pieces, they're merely examples of other interesting works out there. As a rule I'm usually not too keen on 19th century porcelain animals, they're normally just a bit too borderline-primitive for my tastes, especially the painting and decoration. But every once in a great while I see something I like, but not often. However, I do like that Bauhaus-feel to some of these white/gold Art Deco creations.

Hope Johnny Z. doesn't see this thread ... I know he hates these gilded units, ha!

I've got something coming in the mail that's taking forever, but hopefully worth the wait ... good collecting to all.

Best!

B~

Bill...I like the grasshoper better than the horseman, and I take it that is the same Himmelstoss who did the Allach Munich Maid Flower Prize, his one and only piece, I think...do you know why that was?
Can you open this link for a recent German auction piece....amazing detail!


http://www.lot-tissimo.com/en/i/4630328/p/29/

...or this one?

http://www.pastbuy.net/lo/galerie.php?ObjID=26958&mode=P&pic=1

Bill,

That is a really wonderful horse and rider figure you've acquired. The sculpting is very sensitive and elegant, despite the humorous bent to the piece. While most of the equine figures I collect are largely realistic, I do enjoy the occasional stylized critter - whether through aesthetic choice or whimsical affectation.

That poor old horse really does look like he's about to drop from exhaustion. Great character, really.

Can't wait to see what further treasure you have in the mail!

Thanks for sharing!

T.

Tristan,

I honestly never noticed that Himmelstoss contracted to make the flower prize before! And on top of that it was the first piece of Allach I ever bought, at least twenty years ago, heh. Determining the arrangement or contract would be beyond my limited knowledge of Allach. There's a possibility that Kris or Dennis might know the reason why Karl Himmelstoss was chosen? Possibly through his old Rosenthal connection with Professor Kärner? Good observation and question.

Did you by any chance save the larger photo of the "Chamäleon mit Frosch?" When I opened the link the auction was stopped and they only left that postage stamp size photo to view. I'll have to see if I can turn up a better image of that lovely unit for us if you didn't. From what I could see it looks more than impressive and I love the subject matter. At nearly 20 inches tall it's a definite 'eye-catcher' and just the type of thing that floats my boat.

Do you know who sculpted the nude on the gold ball? Maybe Werner or Scheurich? Now that one I like ... much more elegant that the Schaubach Kunst examples.

Thanks so much for sharing your latest observations with all of us, I especially enjoy this kind of input.

Tiberius,

Thought you might enjoy the horse figure too, heh ..

I didn't get these two pieces, just thought they were something good to post for us. It's also great fun to get Baz and John Z's blood-pressure up a few notches ... Looking forward to receiving my latest find, something a bit out of the ordinary for me. Hope your studies are going well.

Best!

B~

Bill,

Has it arrived yet. I can't wait to see it!

Hi Bill..,sorry, no I don't have a larger image, but here is the base of the nude figure, which I'm sure will mean more to you than to me!

http://www.pastbuy.net/lo/galerie.php?mode=P&pic=4

Bill

You want this picture??

G