1503892

PAIR CONCH SHELL MAJOLICA VASES BY W SCHILLER#1503892

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PAIR CONCH  SHELL MAJOLICA VASES BY W SCHILLER#1503892
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Rare Pair of Schiller Conch Vases A quality item for collectors of European Majolica.</em></td>
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PAIR OF CONCH SHELL-SHAPED MAJOLICA VASES

BY W SCHILLER OF BOHEMIA, AUSTRIA

DATED: c 1890

A beautiful unusual pair of shell-shaped vases in an early majolica produced by WS & S (Wilhelm Schiller & Co.). The Schiller factory was founded in 1829 by Gerbing & Schiller in Czechoslavakia (Bodenbach, Bohemia, Austria) but the company split in 1885 and Wilhelm Schiller continued on his own until the factory closed in around 1911 although some say that that this may have happened earlier. The impressed backstamp dates these vases to c.1890.

These stunning vases are an earthly brown colour with a lovely fluted shell border and footed base. The interior has been finished with a typical majolica turquoise glaze.

Condition of vases is excellent apart from an old repair to the base of one of the vases which has been restabilised, and there is a hairline crack to the inside of the same vase. These areas are not on show and the vase still displays well. The other vase is in excellent condition with no restoration or cracks.

A stunning pair of vases and very unusual.
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1890</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:W Schiller & Son</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title: PAIR CONCH SHELL MAJOLICA VASES BY W SCHILLER</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Majolica</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Majolica</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:United Kngdom</td></tr>
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