Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea
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Antique Porcelain Nodder Figurine by Schafer & Vater. Old Lady in Garden Drinking Tea

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This is another of my very rare Schafer & Vater antique collectables.

It is one of a series of quirky figures by S&V that I have for sale in my online shop.

They are all very rare and hard to source and are special items for the specialist collector of early 20th century Schafer and Vater porcelain models.

This little figure is a rather rare and a most collectable one - reflected in my price here. 

The model features an elderly lady in a pink and green dress and wearing a big blue bonnet to protect her from the sun. She is taking a break from her gardening tasks and has taken time to rest on her garden bench. She has had a pot of tea brought to her - and she has filled a little teacup with the brew and it rests on her knee. She is a nodder. If you move her about her head moves back and forward and tinkles a little like a bell. 

There is very faint lettering on the orange band on the base. It reads: Have one with me. 

Height: 4 1/2 inches. Base measures: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. 

It is in fine vintage condition. There has been a tiny bit of restoration to a wee loss to the rim of her bonnet - which you can just see in my photos - it is hardly visible and will not interfere with enjoyment on display. This wee repair is reflected in my lower price. 

These antique pieces of German porcelain novelties are now hard to find.

Displays very well. POSTAGE WOULD BE WITH UK Royal Mail Tracked - this would cost £4.95. Postal discounts would apply - any overpayment in postage would be refunded. to you. 

HISTORY: The company was founded by a Gustave Schaefer and Guenther Vater in Germany in 1890. By 1896 the business was so successful that they were able to expand to the List Porcelain Factory at Neuhaus.

The company aimed at producing high-quality items in hard-paste porcelain - and it made luxury items, including figurines and dolls' heads. They also produced a range of soft-paste porcelain items such as small liquor bottles which were distributed in pubs etc.

Schafer & Vater were better known for their comical and figural items. They manufactured these in teapots, jugs, creamers, bottles, match strikers, and planters, with a backstamp impressed with a crown above an 'R' in a star. 'Made in Germany' was sometimes stamped in black. Occasionally, Schafer & Vater pieces appear without any stamps or reference to their origin, but they are easy to recognize due to their characteristics and unique craftsmanship and unusual design.

Their wonderful novelty figures were always very popular in the States - and by 1910 the American firm of Sears Roebuck & Co began to import and distribute Schafer & Vater pottery items.

In 1913 Paul Schafer had taken over from his father and, working alongside Gunther Vater, built up a successful workforce of around 200 people. In 1918 the factory was destroyed by fire and they set up a new factory to resume production.

Sadly, the firm closed in 1962, and in1972 the East German government assumed full control of the vacant factory and their records and moulds were destroyed - so no further figures could be produced.

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