1885 Hermann Ohme German Porcelain Toothpick Holder Eglantine Pattern

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For your consideration… 1885 Hermann Ohme Eglantia German Porcelain Toothpick Holder This is a lovely piece with green eglantia flowers from which the pattern gets its name. It is apx. 2 ¼” high and 2” in diameter and is in excellent condition but has shelf wear on the bottom edge, no chips, cracks, stains, etc. It is marked with the mark that was only used between 1882 and 1910 which is a green Crown over “O” over “H” over “GERMANY” and the pattern name, “EGLANTIA.” It is also hand marked in red, “85” over “p” which tells us the piece was made in 1885. Here’s what Porcelain Marks and More says: Porzellanfabrik Hermann Ohme (1882 until 1930) The factory is often incorrectly claimed to have been located in the town of Waldenburg (today Wałbrzych), but Hermann Ohme only had a decoration studio there and his main factory actually was in Nieder-Salzbrunn (today Sczawienko). Niedersalzbrunn was part of the town 'Bad Salzbrunn' (today Szczawno-Zdrój) that included the town areas 'Obersalzbrunn', 'Niedersalzbrunn' and 'Neu Salzbrunn'; Bad Salzbrunn itself is located in the former Waldenburg district. Ohme mainly produced full dinner sets which were available in two distinct types of porcelain. The so-called 'Clear Glaze' and 'Old Ivory' wares were both made from the same quality of porcelain but the 'Old Ivory' type received an additional read more