Wonderful displayed as wall plates in a dining room vignette
one of the most beloved subjects in Japanese ceramic art
Era: 1960s–1970s
The reverse carries quarter-page ads for Band-Aid and a Botany Mills booklet offer
Enesco later approached Sam about turning his artwork into three-dimensional figurines
Vase Set, Dresden Style, Two Swan Vases & Bud Vase, Hand Applied Pink Roses, Gold Gilding, Handarbeit, Germany, Vintage 1950s–1960s, Set of 3 valentine-cards Wonderful displayed as wall platesTwo swan shaped porcelain vases and a matching bud vase each one covered in hand applied pink porcelain roses, each gilded at the details (beaks, feet, rim), and each marked with the Dresden Crown mark and the word "Handarbeit," meaning hand painted, written in gold. The maker behind the KD mark beneath the crown has not been identified, but the quality speaks for itself. The bud vase stands nearly eight inches tall; the swans are four and three