DESCRIPTION: (2 Pc) An antique pair of Austrian Bernard Bloch ceramic figurines depicting a seated male and female figures dressed as tavern servers in the late 19th century fashions.
Bernard Bloch was a pre-eminent entrepreneur in the field of ceramic industry and established the famous factory B. Bloch & Co. which, in 1920, was renamed to Eichwald Porcelain and Stove Factory Bloch & Co. In 1869, Bloch purchased an enterprise focusing on earthenware and faience production from the family of Huff. The facility was based in, what was then, the city of Hohenstein. It was characteristic of making richly decorated products with glossy colored glaze.

CIRCA: Late 19th- Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Austria
DIMENSIONS: H: 8 1/2" W: 4"

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