Pickard Hand Painted Vase with Dogs. A Hunting Dog Forest Scene, Superbly Hand painted and attributed to listed artist Wenzel (Venzl) Pfohl. Born in Austria 1859. Died in Chicago 1928. Pfohl was well known for his attention to details and his depiction of animals, especially lions. His outstanding works of art usually carry the mark of the Stouffer, Donath or White studios. He did work with Pickard. However, his Pickard vases are rare. Measures 8 x 5 inches. This vase has one tiny rough spot on edge of base, some scratches, and some wear to the gilt gold top edge. Provenance: Montana private collection. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.