During the 1970s the Boehm of Malvern studio produced four categories of collectible porcelain: sculptures, collector plates, one of a kind plaques, and limited edition plaques which are the subject of this post. However, there were far fewer retail plaque designs than plates. Retail limited edition plaques produced by the Malvern studio during the 1970s…
In addition to their porcelain sculptures and one of a kind hand painted plaques, the Boehm of Malvern studio also produced various limited edition plates during its first decade of operation. Between 1973 and 1979 the Boehm of Malvern studio issued a dozen different series of limited and non-limited edition plates; those issued in 1980…
In 1975, four years after opening of the Boehm porcelain studio in Malvern, England, a unique project was undertaken whereby 100 one-of-a-kind hand painted porcelain plaques were created by Boehm artists. Although a few of the artists were from Boehm’s Trenton, NJ studio, all of the plaques were created at Boehm of Malvern. After being…
The story of the first decade of the Boehm porcelain studio in Malvern, England, is entwined with those of two other venerable British makers: Royal Worcester and Connoisseur of Malvern. This initial post about ‘Malvern Boehm’ covers the sculptures produced during the 1970s; the plaques and decorative plates issued during those years will be examined…
Another New Jersey based ‘lost’ porcelain studio belonged to William Joseph Kazmar and his son. In the studio’s relatively short lifespan (1974-1985) they released approximately fifty designs, almost all based on wildlife and focusing in particular on the young of the various species. Like the Bronn studio, all were limited editions but the Kazmar edition…
The New Jersey studio of Carl Irving Burgues (or Irving Carl Burgues, depending on what reference one reads) was unusual in several respects. Born in Austria in 1906, his father insisted that he study dentistry which the young man dutifully did, obtained his license and the appellation of “doctor”…and then decided to attend art school…
Welcome to a new series about the art porcelain studios that flourished during the 1970s and 80s but ultimately succumbed to the vastly different collector market of the 1990s. Unfortunately, because more and more of the original artists and collectors are no longer with us, buyers today may be unfamilar with the studios that once…
The Chatsworth Lady 