We are currently accepting offers for this lovely hand painted Art Nouveau porcelain large vase by Bernard Bloch & Company. It has lovely colors with a beautiful glaze, not fully seen in photos. It is dated 1900, and marked 1332 for the mold number and 692, 3, and I. It measures 7 inches in height. It is in excellent condition, not chips, cracks or crazing. B. Block & Co. Vases are rare and converted by collectors since the factory was sold in 1920, and taken over by the Nazis in 1939. We have included a brief history of the the company. It is clean and ready to gift wrap or add to your decor or collection. See photos for complete description. Differences between colors in photos is a result of lighting. Other items pictured are listed and sold separately. See our other listings for antique and vintage jewelry and estate treasures.
Bernard Bloch or B. Bloch & Co or Stove Factory, CERAMICS Porcelain POTTERY, Eichwald (Dubi), Bohemia, Austria, Anton Tschinkel and Carl Teichert.
Eichwald Porcelain and Stove Factory (Czech Republic) Eichwald, Bohemia, Austria
In a deeply forested area what is known today as Dubi in the Czech Republic, a group of miners in the 15th Century began to work the raw materials which would facilitate the growth of the inherent pottery industry of the area. In the 1860's a line of wares called Blue Onion (Zwiebelmuster), attracted the attention of rich industrialist Anton Tschinkel.
The full account of the rich history of the company is very interesting. The Bernard Bloch (or B. Bloch & Co or Stove Factory, CERAMICS Porcelain POTTERY, Eichwald/Dubi) was caught up in the turmoil and terror of the second world war with members of the Bloch family (the third owners of the Pottery) being sent to Auschwitz never to return. See www.figurines-sculpture.com
This facility was the second factory of Bernard Bloch who had started off with the Majolika- und Fayence-Fabrik Hohenstein in nearby Hohenstein twenty years earlier.
1911 In 1911 Alois Krautzberger together with his two partners Mayer and Purkert, which mainly acted as financial backers, purchased the former oven factory of the Eichwalder Porzellan-, Ofen- und Wandplattenfabriken B. Bloch from Eichwald which at that time was restructuring itself following the death of its founder Bernard Bloch two years earlier.
1913 As the factory was fully operational at that time only minor modifications were required to enable porcelain production, in fact the switch went so well that the factory already had around 80 workers in 1913.
1922 In 1922 the engineer Karl Langer (*1882, †1962) joined as minor partner and became technical director of the factory before advancing to full partner in 1930, the same year the employee count hit the number of 220.
The company itself became relatively well known for its tableware decorated in various over- and underglaze styles, but the main business was covered by hotel- and restaurantware as well as kitchenware like canister sets and storage shelve drawers. Next to local decorations, the company from 1913 onwards also very successfully created items using the famous "Zwiebelmuster" (Blue Onion) or "Strohblume" (Strawflower) decoration styles.
1920 the company changed its name to Eichwald Porcelain and Stove Factory Bloch & Co.Visit our eBay store: House of Burgess Antiques & Estates. You can find us by clicking on "advanced" to the right of the eBay search button on the top right hand corner of the eBay search page, then search using our store name "House of Burgess Antiques & Estates" or our seller ID "clburgess1". See our other listings for antique & vintage jewelry & estate treasures. Postage fee includes: shipping, tracking, materials and insurance. Thanks for looking!
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