The first is of Rudolstadt manufacture, matte glaze with gilt bird form handle and foliate pansy decoration, blue crown 1895-1924 mark to the underside (11.25 in.) (small gilt flakes to lip); the second and third are also Rudolstadt 1895-1924 with raised crown mark (taller 11 7/8 in.) (both with flea bites and/or gilt loss to lips); the fourth ewer is marked "Victoria Carlsbad" circa 1900, matte glaze painted with birds on budding branches (10.5 in.) (good condition).

From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Smith, Salisbury, North Carolina