RARE ANTIQUE ERNST BOHNE & SOHNE NOVELTY MATCH HOLDER ORIENTAL FATHER & CHILD

Description: ANTIQUE ERNST BOHNE & SOHNE NOVELTY MATCH HOLDER OF ORIENTAL MAN WITH CHILD HOLDING PARASOL This is a great piece and a very rare one as I cannot find another example of it anywhere on the internet. It’s a classic Victorian ‘novelty’ item, either a match holder or possibly a spill vase of an Oriental man with his baby son clinging to his back, holding a hat in one hand and a parasol in the other. It’s beautiful colours and the faces are great. The parasol come off as shown and has a fine steel handle and ceramic shade so it’s a miracle it still survives. It has the original animal glue holding it together so it’s pretty globby but Superglue wasn’t invented then so it’s not unusual to find lots of glue on items from long ago. We think it is of German origin as it appears to have the blue anchor mark of Ernst Bohne & Sohne. The mark is not clear (see photos) but it looks correct. No other impressed mark underneath but could have impressed numbers at the back near the base – see photo But I might be wrong about this. Age could range from mid to late 19th C to the early 20th C. Match holders tend to be later than spill holders but both were used during the 1800s. A ‘spill vase’ was originally intended to hold tapers or "spills", thin wooden sticks or tightly curled strands of paper used to transfer flame from an existing fire to another combustible material such as a candle, or tobacco in a smoking pipe which were used in the middle of the 19th century to the end of the 19th C hence they are generally taller than wax match holders. Usually manufactured as small, individual or connected double containers, match holders, sometimes called match safes, come in a variety of forms, from simple glass containers to figural ones in all sorts of shapes. Forms like boots or shoes were popular, as well as animals, birds and insects but cute little children and elegant adults were also popular. About Ernst Bohne: Ernst Bohne first started the manufacture of porcelain in 1850. When Ernst died in 1856, his sons, Gustav, Karl and David took over the company as Ernst Bohne & Söhne. The company was purchased by Gebrüder Heubach of Lichte in 1919 and ran as a branch of Heubach until 1930. After being repurchased in 1937, Ernst Bohne & Söhne was reopened, at the original address, as Albert Stahl & Co. vormals Ernst Bohne & Söhne . Albert Stahl was the one time accountant for Ernst Bohne & Söhne. Following World War II the factory was nationalised by the East German government and subsequently merged with the Sitzendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur in 1974, but then in 1990 was reprivatised and reassumed the name Albert Stahl & Co. At this point they commenced making "reproductions" of some of the Ernst Bohne & Söhne range, which I believe included the famous ‘nodding figures’ in particular as well as figural steins. CONDITION In very good antique condition with few signs of age or use. I didn’t wash it before taking the photos so it’s dusty. General age related surface marks as would be expected from old item. No chips, cracks or crazing. A small amount of black missing off Their hair but of no real consequence, only mentioning for accuracy of description. The parasol can slip in the holding position so it slides down but if not being handled its stays put. DIMENSIONS The actual figure measures to top of man’s head: 14cm (5 1/2") high with the parasol positioned in the video It is approx: 17.5cm high (6 7/8”) Base measures approx: 5 x 6.3cm (2 x 2 1/2") It weighs: 158 grams >>>>>>1761C<<<<<< We guarantee our descriptions are accurate and our prices competitive. 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Price: 195 AUD

Location: Morisset

End Time: 2025-01-19T00:11:10.000Z

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