$175.00

ERPHILA, ROYAL CROWN GERMAN, MID-SIZE ROOSTER PITCHER

Erphila's (Royal Crown Germany) mid-size rooster. It measures 7 1/4" in height and 7 5/8" from tip of beak to handle. The numerals

1451 are incised in the pottery as is the number 7. The pottery is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing. Now for a little history lesson. I label this Erphila. You can see it's exactly the same as those with the Erphila name and there's a reason for that.

Erphila were importers not manufacturers. Their names were Ebeling & Reuss of PHILAdelphia and their company name was an acronym. Their pottery was made by Royal Crown of Austria, Germany, and of course Czechoslovakia. And a few other companies.

What was exported to North and South America by Erphila had their acronym. What the manufacturers sold in Europe under their own brand name, did not.

As shown in one photo, there is a small factory flaw, a small chip to the comb of the bird, which the craftsman just continued to paint and glaze. ID=ANTQ43

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