Antique Imperial PSL Austria 6" Pinecone Jar

Item: Jar

Make: Pfeiffer & Lowenstein Factory of Schlackenwerth, Bohemia, Austria

Age: 1914-1918

Construction: Porcelain

Dimensions: 6 1/4" Tall (With Lid) x 5" Diameter

Condition: Excellent pre-owned antique condition. No chips, cracks, or crazing. Please see photos. 

Details: Lidded porcelain jar hand painted with a pinecone/pine needle motif on a background fading from deep umber to pale green. Bottom is marked "Imperial" over a crown and "PSL".

The Pfeiffer & Lowenstein Factory was first established in 1873 by Ludwig Lowenstein in Ostrov, Czech Republic (then Schlackenwerth, Bohemia, Austria). The factory came to be managed by Josef Pfeiffer in the early 20th century when the name then became Pfeiffer & Lowenstein. PSL refers to the Pfeiffer & Lowenstein Factory of Schlackenwerth, Bohemia, Austria. The company operated until 1938 when it was seized by the Nazis who then renamed it "Porcelain Factory Schlackenwerth Josef Pfeiffer". After the war, the owners were Luise and Wilhelm Pfeiffer and George von Hoffman until it closed in 1949