Richard Klemm Dresden Germany Crushed Heel Cobalt/Gold

Description

Unmarked, but after continued research over the last year, I am certain
that this is a Richard Klemm, Dresden, Germany crushed slipper.
Cobalt slipper with handprinted raised gold medallion frame.
Has a white spot underglaze flaw which I tried to show in the pic.
Some of the gold swirls have rubbed off over time.
Very nice condition.
6 1/2"L x 2 1/8"H
Information from Stein Marks
Richard Klemm
Tittmannstra
ß
e 4,
Dresden -
Striesen, Saxony.
Karl Richard Klemm founded a porcelain decorating studio in Striesen bei Dresden in 1869. At the time, there were more than forty studios in and around Dresden that specialized in the painting of porcelain in the Meissen style. The porcelain was obtained primarily from the Meissen factory itself, much of it being seconds. The decorating style of Richard Klemm closely matched that of the Meissen factories at that time. He often used a heavily applied style that focused on florals. In many instances, the porcelain pieces of Richard Klemm are emblazoned with a gold leaf at the base. This gold leaf was used to hide the marks made by the original manufacturer of the blanks that he used for decorating.
Richard Klemm, along with
Helena Wolfsohn
, Karl Thiem,
Ambrosius Lamm
and Donath & Co., were among the most sought after porcelain decorating studios at this time. In the early 1880's Richard Klemm registered his mark, the "Klemm Dresden Crown", as design No 24, at the Reichs-Warenzeichenregister, or RWZR, which was the central office for registering of all porcelain trade names and marks.
He merged his company with the studio of Donath & Co. in 1916. However the merged companies were subsequently purchased in 1918 by Hutschenreuther.