A rare large Vienna style Bohemian Pirkenhammer lidded twin-handle vase

A large Vienna style Bohemian, Pirkenhammer lidded twin-handle vase with gilt decoration, gilt mask handles and painted with classical allegorical figures in romantic scenes, signed A Eckardt, circa 1890

Pirkenhammer was a porcelain manufactory established in 1802 by Friedrich Hocke and J.G. Lilst in Carlsbad Bohemia, now Brezova, Czechoslovakia. The company initially made tableware and tobacco pipes, usually decorated with scenic views and flowers.
In 1811 the factory was sold to Johann Martin Fischer and Christof Reichenbach from Erfurt. The new owners modified the manufacturing process and product lines and production increased markedly. When Martin Fischer died in 1824, his widow Sophie Friederike together with her with young son Christian and Christof Reichenbach continued to run the company.
Under their direction Pirkenhammer porcelain acquired a growing reputation for quality and was recognised as the best manufacturer in Bohemia, its work admired for its translucency, said to rival French manufacture.

Batch 71  57100  DYHYNE