We are very pleased to present this great pair of latter vintage hand painted porcelain vases from two of the worlds finest potters. The Kaiser (see history below) collar based, flared German vase features a beautiful thistle, and was potted in the 1990s. It measures 4 x 4 x 8.25 inches tall. The lovely Wedgwood hexagonal based, pinched neck bone china vase was potted in the 1980s, and features a gorgeous spring yellow wildflower theme. The Wedgwood measures 4.75 x 4.75 x 9 inches tall. Both are in Excellent condition and weigh 2# 10 oz. The quality of these potters china is truly renowned. xxxxxxxxxxxx.Porzellanveredelung August Alboth was in business from 1872 until 1928. In 1872 August Alboth established a small china-refining and decorating business in the town of Coburg; its first documented mentioning was dated May 8th 1873. His son Ernst later joined the business. After his father retired in 1899 Ernst decided to move the company from Coburg to a newly built factory in Kronach and the first few years of the new factory could still be enjoyed by August, who regulary visited the factory until he passed in 1908. Ernst Alboth himself had two children: son Willy (who later joined his father in the company management in 1925) and daughter Erna. She married the Munich banker Georg Kaiser (born 1895) in 1922, and he joined Ernst Alboth as manager. In 1923 Erna then gave birth to their son, Hubertus Kaiser. After the passing of Ernst Alboth in 1927, Willy Alboth (who had no children of his own) and Georg Kaiser decided to change the company name to 'AL-KA', a combination of the first two letters of each family name.Porzellanfabrik AL-KA Kunst Alboth & Kaiser production ranged from 1928 until 1951.Over the next few years the factory successfully established its name in the market by not only producing an extensive series of giftware but also manufacturing a high-quality series of Rococo style lace figurines which was usually a domain of the Thuringian companies. Slowly expanding, the company in 1938 acquired the former Gebrüder Silbermann porcelain factory located in the town of Hausen, which from then on served as main supplier for unmarked blanks used by the refining facility in Kronach. In 1945, Hubertus Kaiser became partner of the company and in order to cope with new requirements after the war and the increased demand, first plans were made to build a new factory which would include both production and decoration sections. To achieve this, the company structure had to be changed so that partners could be won without allowing them too much influence.Porzellanfabrik AL-KA Kunst Alboth & Kaiser K.G. was formed in 1951 surviving until 1956. After the required changes had been made, the company was lead by a board of the three managers: Georg Kaiser, Willy Alboth and Hubertus Kaiser. Further investors were quickly found and in 1953, new premises in the nearby town of Staffelstein were acquired in order to build the new factory there. Staffelstein was the perfect location as it was very close to the Hausen factory which would continue production until the new factory was completely finished and on the other hand it was close enough to the town of Kronach and its skilled workers. The move however would still take a while as the company had to apply for a building permission and get through the general planning stages first - and then the new factory still had to be built and thoroughly tested.But overall production capacity had already reached its limit, forcing the managers to find some sort of interim solution. Early in 1955, Alboth & Kaiser therefore took over another company also located in Kronach, the Porzellanfabrik Oechsler & Andechser, a business which itself had only been established in 1950. Not only was its location ideal for the cause, the whole equipment was also in top shape; hence it was fully integrated into the Alboth & Kaiser work process in under two weeks and greatly improved the production capacity situation until the whole company was finally ready to move to its new location. The name was changed to Alka Porzellanfabriken Alboth & Kaiser K.G., Staffelstein from 1956 until 1970, and production continued from 2001 to the present day as Kaiser-Porzellanmanufaktur Staffelstein G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G.

Excellent condition