The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-07-03
BITS OF OLD CHINA.
rr MAY BE THAT YOU SHELTER 4
RARE PRIZE IN YOUR CUPBOARD
Early Specimens Of Dresden Ware
Are OF Immense Nalue- sH1 O,d
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ed lie fJr--l ysas,. y y declare him o viz
ard, ~ D. ran away % Dresden, where
the king - him - work 10 try 10 make
gold. SON afterWard q rich Dresden
irOumaster named SchnOOr in riding
across his land was begged in a bed of
soft white clay. Thinking it might do
for hair powder, he took some of the stuff
home and dried il and sent it to the king.
The king handed it over TO his new
chemist, who burned some and then
found. TO his amazement, that the stuff
was real kaolin, or china clay.
When the king saw the value Of the
discovery, he shut up Bottcher in the
fortress Of Konigstein TO continue his ex-
periments. The clay was carried TO him
In barrels under the royal seal, the work
men sworn to secrecy and notice hung
in every room, 'Be secret unto death"
lot 70.
named StOhzel escaped 10 Vienna and
started a china factory there, and from
that town the secret was carried TO Eng
land.
Early specimens Of this Dresden china
nre Of immense value a little clock,
dated 1927, was bought by one Of the
Rothschilds some years ngo for 5000 and
Is worth today $3.50. a pair Of candle
sticks were sold at the same time to the
Marquis of Bath for S1,1Jj. Genuine
Dresden work can easily be told by the
'hall mark it bears Of a couple of cross
cd electoral swords.
The prices mentioned are nothing com
pared with those paid for good English
porcelain made at Chelsea. \ set Of
seven vases sold for $1,000. A dessert
HflNl'' NIffliill llluf lbI iHt lfllht hl
Meckcnburg in 1868 cost $4,000 at the
factory. II any Of it is still in existence,
1t will be- cheap at 81 900 n plate. There
is a good deal Of old Chelsea china in
private hands Owing to the fact that
the making Of it ceased in 1865. il is
worth more than its weight in gold. 1t
is deep blue--oftcn a little wavy-claret
red. canary yellow or sea green. and the
gliding is specially heavy. Each piece
bears underneath the regular Chelsea
mark. an anchor in red or gold.
Stratford England, once had a famous
china factory Bow china. as it is called.
is second only TO Chelsea in value There
is a painted bowl Of Bow china in the
British museum worth over $1,000. A
single triangle. or sometimes two tri-
angles in a circle, is the usual mark Of
Bow china. But some specimens have no
MARKS underneath. but have instead bee
modelled or painted on some part Of the
upper surface. These are specially val
liable Another way Of telling both
Chelsea and Bow china Is bv its ok