Ever wonder where exactly babies come from? Why this guy delivers them to your door of course! These are porcelain “Kinderbringen”, rare male fertility figures given to newlyweds in the hopes they would have many children. These jovial jokesters were […]
For some reason, I thought I had taken that needed day already to finish up the last of the models. It wasn’t until moulding time that I realized I hadn’t. So my week of mould making was interrupted with what […]
I took a detour on the road to getting the moulds done. I began my week reorganizing, trying to make space for the plaster. That led me to the re-fires, the mask bowls from weeks back that were so close […]
This Orientalist porcelain figure of a Sultan was made by the Gardner Factory of Moscow in the first quarter of the 19th century. The underside of the base has the incised Gardner “G” from this period. It was once mounted […]
I spent the week working on the nine wax models of the mask cups and bowls. About one more day to finish up. Then on to the moulds. I am faster at the wax modelling now than I was when […]
This figural spill vase depicts the coronation of Tzar Nicholas II. It has been modelled after one of the official portraits of the occasion. A good quality souvenir meant to capitalize on fresh sentiments. As the official ceremony took place […]
I continued to work on the nine wax models of bowls and cups. The forms are getting closer to what I want. At least another week to finish them up.