Antique Robert Hanke Austrian Pottery Dbl-Hdl Vase - Magnolia/Dogwood - EXC Cond

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Antique Robert Hanke Austrian Pottery Dbl-Hdl Vase - Magnolia/Dogwood - EXC Cond
Antique Robert Hanke Austrian Pottery Dbl-Hdl Vase - Magnolia/Dogwood - EXC Cond
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For auction is a beautiful and pretty old antique Austrian pottery vase. It has, basically, a red, green and creamy yellow glazed body with what look very much like a magnolia blossom on one side and brown glazed dogwood blooms on the other. It has delicate pierced handles on two sides. The vase stands about 7-3/4" tall and is about 4-1/4" across its belly. I would call it pottery or earthenware, and really almost has that majolica look and feel to it. It is in excellent condition, no issues that I see - no cracks, no crazing, no repairs, no glaze pops, etc.
Now, the maker - after much research, I am pretty confident in identifying this as a piece by the Robert Hanke Pottery Factory in Teplice, Austria. I am NOT 100% sure, yet, but pretty close. The FINAL decision on identity is YOURS. Remember, I am not 100% sure yet. Reasons why I think so - wide botom and very narrow neck like others of theirs; the 'pointed' flares at top like others of theirs; the delicate, almost flared pierced handles; the crossed R and H in the center of the red rubber stamp mark (although the other artwork in the stamp I have not found attributed to Hanke as of yet, my only holdback); a basic fact that almost any/every RH search for Austrian pottery only results in Hanke. If so, this would be a nice 19th century item, possibly dating as far back as their origins in the early 1880's. Again - your call. Please see the pics for details. Any other questions, just ask.
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