Boehm Porcelain Yellow Pansies

Make: Boehm Porcelain (England)

Model: Yellow Pansies (violaceae)

Age: Late 20th Century

Construction: Bone Porcelain

Dimensions: 2 3/4" Tall x 4 3/4" Long x 3 1/8" Wide

Condition: Excellent pre-owned vintage condition. No chips or cracks. Please see photos. 

Design Details: A pair of hand formed yellow pansy flowers with hand painted brown 'faces' on the three bottom petals, positioned back-to-back on a grey, stone-like base.   Marked on bottom in black "Boehm" below a horse's head, over a crown.  Also in black "Bone Porcelain Pansy (Violaceae) 250-80 Made in England".

 Edward Marshall Boehm was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1913.  After serving in World War I, he apprenticed with the sculptor Herbert Haseltine, and taught himself how to make porcelain.  He married Helen Franzolin in 1944 and together they opened Edward Marshall Boehm Studio in Trenton, NJ. After his death in 1969, Helen continued to expand the company, purchasing potteries in Great Britain into the 1980's. Boehm is considered one of America's pre-eminent porcelain artists, particularly in wildlife representation.  His works have been collected by museums and collectors worldwide.