Baluster Vase With A Pastoral Scene, Reinhold Schlegelmilch Factory, Germany, 1869–1924

Porcelain baluster vase with two handles, featuring a polychrome decoration depicting a pastoral scene with two young women in a wooded landscape. Gradient-colored background, ornamental friezes, and gold highlights on the neck, handles, and base. Marked by the Reinhold Schlegelmilch factory, Germany. Wear on the gilding and scratches from use.

Date: 1869–1924.

Dimensions: H 35.5 cm, neck diameter: 9, base diameter: 9.4, body diameter: 16 cm

Reinhold Schlegelmilch Porcelain Manufactory, Suhl, Germany (1869–1924)
Founded in 1869 in Suhl, the Reinhold Schlegelmilch factory established itself as a major producer of German porcelain, intended primarily for export to the United States. Its creations are distinguished by the diversity of their forms, their richly colored decorations, and their gold highlights—characteristics typical of decorative porcelain from the late 19th century and the Art Nouveau period.