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handmade unique pieces | ceramics | painted | glazed | gold and platinum elements | sizes: 5.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm + 7 x 6.5 x 6 cm + 7 x 9 x 8 cm (each w/h/d)
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Set of 3 ceramic figurines "Barn Owl Family"
Folk art and elaborate handicrafts from Uruguay - Artesania Rinconada, Montevideo. The items are fired several times, decorated with materials such as enamel glaze, gold and platinum in elaborate handwork rich in colour.
Owl family: The owl is considered the bird of wisdom. Owl family with enamel glaze and 18-carat glitters.
Barn owl looking straight ahead: size 5.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm (w/h/d).
Baby barn owl: size 7 x 6.5 x 6 cm (w/h/d).
Barn owl looking left: size 7 x 9 x 8 cm (w/h/d).
Set of all three animal figurines.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Each factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps to indicate their origin.