A Large Pair of c.1885 Majolica Ewers by William Schiller & Sons sub-Curios and in January 1915

and in January 1915

traveled by Graham Crispey

though the origin of the adoption of the dragon symbol is now lost in history and myth

Charles Le Page took out the first patents for Bois durci in France

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A Large Pair of c.1885 Majolica Ewers by William Schiller & Sons sub-Curios and in January 1915Origin: Austrian Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1885 Height: 18 inches (each) Width: 8 inches (at maximum) The large and imposing pair of extraordinary Austrian pottery majolica ewers moulded with mythical creatures, mer men and putti and having a dragon handles with flared necks in the grotesque manner, marked to the underside with impressed pad mark WS & S and the shape number 6706. The ewers are in good condition.