Pair of Antique style porcelain ewers by Carl THIELSCH, ALTWASSER, c. 1860

Elegant pair of porcelain ewers by the c. Thielsch & co factory. Baluster-shaped, they have a strongly narrowed neck highlighting the important lips outlined in gold. The body is decorated with a greek frieze on a red background reminiscent of the earth of ancient greek vases, while the handles, with cabochon motifs in high relief, are black varnished. The pieces are punctuated with gold fillets and friezes. Mark of the c. Thielsch & co altwasser factory in a band, an eagle in the center, under the bases, stamp used around 1860. Condition report: wear from time, particularly to the gold threads, but good general condition. No damage to the porcelain. C. Thielsch & co the factory was founded in 1845 by the entrepreneur carl robert thielsch (september 1, 1815 - november 2, 1882) and the banker gideon von wallenberg. Part of its production is made up of luxury items and is characterized by the particular care taken in the design, the best designers and decorators being employed. Many pieces won awards at the universal exhibitions of 1851 in london, 1867 in paris, 1873 in vienna and 1880 in melbourne. In 1882, carl thielsch was made a member of the chamber of commerce (and therefore entitled to bear the title of "kommerzienrat"). He died the same year at the age of 67. His son, the businessman and reserve officer egmont thielsch succeeds him. Faced with the success of the factory, he inaugurated a new production site on january 1, 1906, which would also serve as a testing center. A technical revolution is presented there: the first coal-fired tunnel kiln for porcelain, with a total length of 64 meters. Egmont thielsch received the "roten adlerorden IV. Klasse" (fourth class red eagle medal) and was elevated to the rank of peer, which led to a further boost in sales and in 1913 the company reached its peak. Highest workforce with a workforce of 1, 500 people, including.