Hello gents,
Tristan, those Alsatians are quite wonderful - very elegant and poised. It's great to see them in their varied sizes and colors together. Well done!
Bill, thanks for sharing those chess sets. Very impressive how much artistry and attention to creative design and details were incorporated into them.
I'd also like to share a recent addition to my porcelain equines, another acquisition from a private collector.
This is a foal produced by Metzler & Ortloff, a German porcelain manufacturer located in Thuringia. The specific marks dates its production from between 1930 to 1972. It is unsigned, but I suspect it is the work of well-known artist Fritz Diller, who sculpted for such firms as Hutschenreuther and Rosenthal, produced a number of animalier bronzes, and also sculpted and signed a standing adult horse figure for M&O. Examples of this piece are scarce; likely due to the relative obscurity of the company, and I am very pleased to be able to add it to my collection.
T.
