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Ernst Bohne Söhne Lace Figural Group with Piano, C.1901.
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Ernst Bohne Söhne Lace Figural Group with Piano, C.1901.

1900 - 1920
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A large and rare four-figure lace porcelain group by Ernst Bohne Söhne, Rudolstadt, c.1901. A refined salon scene: a lady at the piano, a gentleman beside her, and a courting couple, with a red cloak draped across the instrument. The modelling is precise, with expressive faces, elegant gestures and finely painted details enriched with gilding. The base carries the crown over N mark, associated with Ernst Bohne & Söhne and often misattributed to Capodimonte. This mark was used on export porcelain between 1901 and 1920. The additional inscription Made in Germany confirms its export destination at the beginning of the 20th century. Ernst Bohne Söhne, founded in Rudolstadt in the mid-19th century, received international awards in the 1870s and 1880s, and became renowned for ivory imitations, biscuit figures and Dresden-style lace porcelain.

Condition: The lady on the right has lace damage to the front below the waist, the lower right side, and the rear. The other three figures have minor lace losses consistent with typical wear for fragile lacework (please see photos). A chip to the lower rim of the base at the right front. However, the overall integrity and decorative impact of the composition remain completely unaffected when viewed from the front, with faces, hands, flowers, gilding and painted surfaces preserved in excellent order. One rubber pad is missing from a foot of the wooden stand.

Dimensions: H 24 cm; W 38 cm; D 11.5 cm. Weight: figure 3120 g, stand 1203 g.

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.

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Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this German Porcelain Lace Group to the 1900s.

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A large and rare four-figure lace porcelain group by Ernst Bohne Söhne, Rudolstadt, c.1901.
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A refined salon scene: a lady at the piano, a gentleman beside her, and a courting couple, with a red cloak draped across the instrument.
Gillers Antiques Ltd

The modelling is precise, with expressive faces, elegant gestures and finely painted details enriched with gilding. The base carries the crown over N mark, associated with Ernst Bohne & Söhne and often misattributed to Capodimonte. This mark was used on export porcelain between 1901 and 1920. The additional inscription Made in Germany confirms its export destination at the beginning of the 20th century. Ernst Bohne Söhne, founded in Rudolstadt in the mid-19th century, received international awards in the 1870s and 1880s, and became renowned for ivory imitations, biscuit figures and Dresden-style lace porcelain.

fig 1. A German porcelain figural group depicting four 18th-century courtly figures around a grand piano with detailed porcelain lace dresses on a black wooden base.
fig 1. Ernst Bohne Söhne Lace Figural Group with Piano, C.1901.

Condition: The lady on the right has lace damage to the front below the waist, the lower right side, and the rear. The other three figures have minor lace losses consistent with typical wear for fragile lacework (please see photos). A chip to the lower rim of the base at the right front. However, the overall integrity and decorative impact of the composition remain completely unaffected when viewed from the front, with faces, hands, flowers, gilding and painted surfaces preserved in excellent order. One rubber pad is missing from a foot of the wooden stand.

fig 2. A German porcelain figural group depicting four 18th-century courtly figures around a grand piano with detailed porcelain lace dresses on a black wooden base.
fig 2. Ernst Bohne Söhne Lace Figural Group with Piano, C.1901.

Dimensions: H 24 cm; W 38 cm; D 11.5 cm. Weight: figure 3120 g, stand 1203 g.

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.

Date of Manufacture

Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this German Porcelain Lace Group to the 1900s.

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A German porcelain figural group depicting four 18th-century courtly figures around a grand piano with detailed porcelain lace dresses on a black wooden base.
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Developed in 18th-century Germany, lace porcelain is created by dipping real lace fabric into liquid porcelain slip before draping it onto figures, which burns away during firing to leave delicate porcelain mesh behind.

These items are constructed from hard-paste porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels, detailed with gilding, and often mounted on ebonised wooden or porcelain bases.

Authentic pieces feature underglaze or overglaze makers marks on the underside, precise hand-painted facial features, and extremely delicate multi-layered porcelain lace work.

Place the figurine inside a glass display cabinet, on a mantelpiece, or atop a sideboard paired with simple contemporary decor to draw focus to the delicate details.

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