Love Story from JKW and Others

JKW is for Josef Kuba Porcelain Factory and Decorating Shop who decorated in the "Vienna Style"   It was established in Carlsbad around 1930 and then re-established after World War II in Wiesau, Bavaria, Germany.  (Source: Directory of European Porcelain by Danckert, page 496).   Later marks of JKW include the words Western Germany, used after Germany was divided into East and West in late 1949.

Notice that some of the JKW marks shown below are stamped over another mark.  That was typical of decorating shops to use whiteware produced by other factories and then cover up the factory mark with their own decorating mark.  For example, JKW used whiteware from Schumann and Hutschenreuther and no doubt others as well.

The word Foreign in the marks is for export purposes.

Alt Wien in the marks translates to Old Vienna, meaning the decoration was in the Vienna style.

The beehive marks have been used by countless factories and decorators and are representative of the Vienna style of decoration -- do not mistake these beehives as being from the Royal Porcelain Factory Vienna who originated the beehive and used it only during the years 1744-1864 (page 575 of Rontgen's revised third edition of Marks on German, Bohemian, and Austrian Porcelain).  The royal factory in Vienna closed in 1864, after which many factories and decorators began imitating the beehive mark as well as imitating the Vienna style of decoration.  Those later products are beautiful and collectible in their own right as long as they are not misrepresented as being from the old royal factory in Vienna.

The Love Story figural scenes are in transfer and reproduced from the work of Fragonard, a French Rococo-era artist, 1732-1806.  His work has been widely reproduced by many factories and decorating studios. 

You'll notice the assorted marks in the Love Story pieces shown below.  With the exception of the Gloria plate, I believe they were all produced by the JKW studio.  The other marks were most likely those of retailers, exporters, importers, etc., who distributed the JKW products under their own name.

All of the pieces shown below with the 4000 lot numbers came from the same source -- one big collection that originated in Canada and eventually ended up with a collector in Minnesota.  We were fortunate enough to acquire this beautiful Love Story collection from the Minnesota collector.

#4073 JKW Love Story Plate

10 1/4" diameter.  Straight-edge rim  Beautiful cranberry.  Heavy beaded gold accents around each scene.  A gorgeous piece. Excellent condition.  Alt Wien means decorated in the Vienna style.  Foreign is for export purposes. c.1940's-50's

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SOLD #4087 Love Story Cake Plate SOLD

12 1/4" diameter from outer edges of handles.  Scalloped rim, inset gold handles.  Heavy beaded gold accents around each scene.  A gorgeous piece.  Excellent condition.  Mark is unreadable and unidentified.  Possibly an M, but not sure.  It is stamped over a Hutschenreuther mark.  M is probably a retailer or exporter or both who distributed the JKW products under their own name. This was most likely a JKW product.  c.1950's or later

#4083 STW Bavaria Love Story Cake Plate

#4084 STW Bavaria Love Story Cake Plate

SOLD#4088/89 NC Western Germany Love Story Tea SetSOLD

Teapot is 6" tall to neck rim and approximately 7 1/2" to top of finial on lid.  Sugar Bowl is 2 3/4" tall to neck rim and approximately 4" tall to top of finial on lid.  Creamer is 3 1/2" tall at the tip of the spout.  Heavy beaded gold accents around each Love Story scene.  Excellent condition.  NC remains unidentified.  Probably a retailer or exporter or both who distributed JKW products under their own name. This was most likely a JKW product.  The Western Germany part of the mark dates it to after late 1949 when Germany was divided into East and West.  c.1950's

Japanese origin.  The imitation beehive mark is for Arnart Imports, a New York importer of Japanese products.  The mark was apparently put into use in 1957.  The sources differ as to when it ended.  One says 1981, one says 2001, and one leaves it open-ended.  Pretty Love Story figural panels outlined in gold.  Pink Center.  A nice little decorative bowl to complement any Love Story collection.  10" x 3 5/8".   Excellent condition.

$20

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Shown Below are Love Story Items that have been SOLD

#3912 JKW Carlsbad

Love Story

Dinner Set

With only the word Carlsbad in the marks on this set, we believe it to be late 1940's (after World War II and before the division of Germany in late 1949 into East and West).  Later marks of JKW include the words Western Germany, which these do not have.  Notice that the JKW mark is stamped over another mark.  That was typical of decorating shops to use whiteware produced by other factories and then attempt to cover up that mark with their own decorating mark.

We purchased this set from a German family who received them around 1960 from the owner of the factory.  They were still packed in their original boxes, straw and all.  At the point that we made the purchase, most of the original packing had already been discarded, so we were able to salvage only the two paper labels which are shown below and seem to indicate the name of the shape (Fanny Elbler) and color (Margrit Rose) of the set.  This set had NEVER BEEN USED and in pristine condition.

All of this Lot #3912 is SOLD

#SOLD3912A JKW Carlsbad Love Story Large Dinner PlatesSOLD

SOLD#3912B JKW Carlsbad Love Story Salad/Dessert PlatesSOLD

SOLD#3912C JKW Carlsbad Love Story Bread/Muffin/Pie PlatesSOLD

SOLD

SOLD#3912D JKW Carlsbad Love Story Berry/Dessert BowlsSOLD

5 1/2" diameter

Item #3912D

$75 each

SOLD

SOLD#3912E JKW Carlsbad Love Story Soup/Cereal BowlsSOLD

7 7/8" diameter

Item #3912E

$95 each

SOLD

SOLD#3912F JKW Carlsbad Love Story Footed Cups and SaucersSOLD

Item #3912F

Footed Cup is 2 1/8" tall x 3 15/16" diameter across top opening

Saucer is 5 7/8" diameter

$150 each

SOLD

Additional Pieces in this set

SOLD#3912J JKW Carlsbad Love Story Large Serving PlatterSOLD

SOLD

SOLD#3912K JKW Carlsbad Love Story Small Serving PlatterSOLD

SOLD

#3912L JKW Carlsbad Love Story Gravy Boat with Attached Underplate

SOLD

4 1/4" tall x 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" at the plate

SOLD#3912MN JKW Carlsbad Love Story Sugar and CreamerSOLD

SOLD#3912S JKW Carlsbad Love Story Lidded CasseroleSOLD

7" tall to top of finial on lid x 11" wide at handles.  Perfect condition.  Never been used.  A beautiful collector's display piece and great companion to chop plate shown below.  May be purchased separately from above set.

Item #3912S

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD#3912H JKW Carlsbad Love Story Vegetable BowlSOLD

10 1/4" x 7 1/4".   Perfect condition.  Never been used.  A beautiful collector's display piece.  May be purchased separately from above set.

SOLD

SOLD#3912T JKW Carlsbad Love Story Footed Cup and SaucerSOLD

This is an extra cup and saucer from the above dinner set which we are offering as a separate item.  Footed Cup is 2 1/8" tall x 3 15/16" diameter across top opening.  Saucer is 5 7/8" diameter  Perfect condition.  Never been used.  A beautiful collector's cup and saucer. 

Item #3912F

SOLD

$150

This was a part of the above dinner set, but we are offering it as a separate item.  It does not have the JKW mark, though it was no doubt produced by them.  The mark shown here was most likely a retailer or exporter or both who distributed JKW products under their own name.  2 3/4" tall x 5 1/4" wide.  Perfect condition.  Never been used.  A beautiful collector's display piece.

SOLD#3901 JKW Carlsbad Bohemia Love Story PlateSOLD

JKW is for Josef Kuba Porcelain Factory and Decorating Shop.   Established in Carlsbad around 1930 and then re-established after World War II in Wiesau, Bavaria, Germany.  (Source: Directory of European Porcelain by Danckert, page 496).    Beautiful pink rim with gold trim.  c.1930's-40's.  Later marks of JKW include the words Western Germany, which this does not have.  Figural scene is in transfer and one reproduced from the work of Fragonard, a French Rococo-era artist, 1732-1806.  His work has been widely reproduced by many factories and decorating studios.  11 1/8" diameter.  Excellent condition.

$125

SOLD #3850 JKW Bavaria Love Story Demicups SOLD

Assorted Love Story figural scenes.  Gorgeous colors!!  JKW is for Josef Kuba Porcelain Factory which was first established in Carlsbad around 1930 and then re-established after World War II in Wiesau, Bavaria, Germany (Source: Directory of European Porcelain by Danckert, page 496).  c.1930's-40's.   (Later marks of JKW include the words Western Germany, which this one does not have.)  Cups are 1 15/16" tall x 1 3/4" diameter across top opening.  Saucers are 4 5/16" diameter.  Beautiful and excellent condition. SOLD

$65 each set

(1 cup and 1 saucer)

SOLD#2744 Love Story Czechoslovakian Coffee SetSOLD

The mark is dated to c.1930-1935 and is that of Schmieger & Sons of Schonfeld, a decorating studio in Carlsbad, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.   (Sources:  Directory of European Porcelain by Ludwig Danckert, page 413; and Keramik-Marken Lexikon,1885-1935 Europa by Dieter Zuhlsdorff, page 293).  Coffee Pot = 5 3/4" to rim of neck and 7" to top of finial on lid.  Sugar = 2 7/8" to rim of neck and 4" o top of finial on lid.  Creamer = 2 3/4" tall.   Pretty soft green with Love Story figural transfer scenes on fronts and backs of all pieces.  Nice gold trim.  Excellent condition.

Item #2744