Palatial c1900 Art Nouveau Franz Mehlem Royal Bonn Hand Painted Portrait vase. 22" Tall, rare size. The portrait is hand painted and artist signed J. Duren.
Raised gold flowers hand painted. The overall floral decoration appears to be
hand painted over a transfer base. This piece is really over the top. I didn't
notice until I was photographing this and it was on a mantle when I bought it,
but there is a fairly clean break in the green area where the base tapers. It
has been glued with epoxy and is strong. This is by far the best piece of Royal
Bonn I've ever had or seen, I'm discounting heavily for this repair and the fact
that it possibly once had a lid.
Royal Bonn is the 19th and 20th Century Trade Name used by the renowned
craftsman Franz Anton Mehlem, who produced pottery in Bonn, Germany from 1836 to
1931. Fine Porcelain and Earthenware were manufactured in the factory. In 1921,
the firm was purchased by Villeroy & Boch and closed in 1931.
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