A pair of beautiful swan sleigh bisque planters with man/female figurine. Heubach?

by Michelle
(Georgia, USA)

Hi, I recently acquired these items from a high end estate sale. The previous owner traveled to Europe during WWI. The history of these items is that they were hand carried from Europe to the States during that time. I've exhausted my search for maker and I am leaning to Heubach. However the tranditional mark for Heaubach is not present. The marking on each item has the number 3056 embossed on base and a small number in red on bottom. Any help identifying marker would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Michelle

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Hi Michelle

Interesting submission. Thanks for the photos. Heubach ...... hmmmm!

I hasten to add I am not an expert antiquarian, just a sculptor with an enthusiasm for fine china.

The opinion I am about to give may be completely misplaced... so forgive me I may be wrong.

The look and feel of the sculpt and finishing on the pieces does not look antique to me. Although the costume is period, the sculpting and design values look much more modern.

I don't know what it is, but there is something very distinct about genuine sculpting of that antique period which is very fine, very skilled and impossible to quite reproduce in later periods.

I would be pretty certain that the modelling does not correspond with the period of the costume and that it is 'anachronistic'.

I have a particular liking for the style and quality of Heubach and for me, your pieces don't fit with their style at all. For a start, I never saw any faked up 'anachronistic' work by them - everything I have ever seen by them has been authentic, vernacular and beautiful. If they made these pieces, they must have had a period of working I never saw before. However, as I say, I am no expert on Heubach.

GH - Gebruder Heubach (translated as the Heubach Brothers), worked in Lichten, Germany, from 1840 to 1925 making dolls and collectible figurines. They are a real quality maker - very collectible and rare. Figurines go for hundreds of dollars, the dolls go for thousands. They ooze the sort of quality your pieces, to my eye do not.

Apart from thinking I don't think they look typical of Heubach, I don't know about your figures. I can't help thinking they look modern, despite the story you were told about WW2 etc etc. I would bet that they are not antique and not Heubach.

Recently, I have been sending unidentified marks to a specialist online appraiser and they have been able to identify the makers straight away and value the items. They charge for this online service as it takes up quite a few resources to be in a position to offer it (£6.95 GBP UK).

You can click here to access this pottery mark identification and valuation service, should you so choose.

Hope this helps.

Peter (admin)

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