Vintage Carl Schneiders Gräfenthal Porcelain Figurine Butcher w/ Block German

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Vintage Carl Schneiders Gräfenthal Porcelain Figurine Butcher w/ Block German:
$34.99

Vintage Carl Schneiders Gräfenthal Porcelain Butcher Figurine German Germany

• Vintage figurine was made in Germany byV.E.B. Porzellanfiguren Gräfenthal/Carl Schneiders

• Mark on underside dates figurine from between 1951 and 1972

• Glazed in a muted color pallet of blue, tan, gray, and white

• Face has nice detail in its form

• Overall the design of the figurine captures the expected look of an older German butcher from a bygone era

• Very nice condition, please note on back of figure, there is a small hole that occured during production see photos

• Marked on underside with printed mark which representssiccors. See information regarding this mark below.

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[4] : V.E.B. Porzellanfiguren Gräfenthal (1951 until 1972)

The company was nationalized 1951 and belonged to the ⇒V.E.B. Porzellanfiguren Gräfenthal combine together with the ⇒Carl Scheidig K.G.. The group did not use any own marks but continued to use the normal factory versions even if one can find a few items that show the name as a standalone addition to the regular factory mark. It should be noted that during the 1960s the company also reissued many series based on old molds; these remakes do not show additional marks but simply carry the original old marks that were included in the mold, therefore one should compare the state of glazing and the overall color scheme used to verify an item.

Even if the factory itself was at that point totally run down, only minor modifications were made so that it could at least continue operation. The V.E.B. Porzellanfiguren Gräfenthal was dissolved in 1972 and the defunct factory of Carl Schneiders Erben was finally closed 1973 after finishing the last figurines still made in 1972.

Comment(s)

The \'scissors\' mark used after 1951 was for a long time classified \'unidentified\' as it did not appear in various reference books like Danckert or Roentgen. Following the first leads in form of an underglaze \'MADE IN GDR\' mark found on some items and guessing that the \'1859\' was a real founding date, I was able to finally link up the mark with this company in December 2006 after comparing a series of figurines produced by the former Carl Schneiders Erben factory that were stamped with the crowned \'G\' mark but used the same molds. Following an affirmative note from the local museum I found myself laughing at the hidden joke behind this mark: a \'Schneider\' (English: \'tailor\') of course needs needle, thread and ... scissors.

Please see photos as they are part of my description

Measurements:approx. 8 1/2 inches tall by 4 inches wide and 4 inches deep

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