Technical DescriptionAn exceptional Dresden porcelain lidded urn designed by Helena Wolfson in c1870.It is beautifully hand decorated in enamels with alternate panels of figures and floral blooms, gilt heightened. Original matching cover with the Crowned Dresden mark in blue on the base.Wolfsohn originally used the Meissen Royal factory mark on her products, in particular a variation of the Meissen AR (Augustus Rex) mark. However, following a lawsuit brought by the Meissen company, she was forced to drop the AR mark and adopted a crown with ''D'' scripted beneath, as shown on the base.Helena Wolfsohn was a successor of her father who run a porcelain business under the name L. Meyer & Söhne. She was buying white blank porcelain, mostly by Meissen and then decorated it in the style of the oldest Meissen pieces by Johann Gregorius Höroldt. She also used Watteau paintings as her inspiration.The form of the urn with the side handles, is exceptionally rare. The workmanshi...