Bell, Scherzer, Snowy Winter Sleigh Scene, Transferware, 22KT Gold, W. Germany, Vintage

• Vintage Porcelain Bell, Snowy Winter Scene with a Sleigh, Church and Deer, Holiday Collectible, Blue and White Christmas Home Decor, Scherzer German Porcelain, Transferware with Hand Painted Details, (Discontinued)
• Brand:  Zeh, Scherzer & Co / Z.S. & Co
• Vintage: 1980's
• Made in West Germany
• Details:  This is such a pretty bell, perfect for the holidays!  It features a Winter Wonderland scene with a horse drawn sleigh traveling through a pine forest, towards a church.  There are deer in the woods and lots of snowy pine trees. The design is transferware, but looks hand painted.  We learned this co. always included hand painted details in their transferware.  The handle is accented with 22Kt Gold, and the clapper has a gorgeous frosted glass ball. The backstamp was used between 1949 and 1991 but we know they simplified the trademark from "Zeh, Scherzer & Co" to "Scherzer" (also Scherzer 1880) mid 1980's, that's how we dated it.  Great gift for a bell collector or a small gift token for the holidays.  
• Materials: Porcelain
• Dimensions: 3.25 inches Tall, 2.5 inches in Diameter (bottom opening)
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Vintage Condition.  No issues noted. Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.    

Zeh, Scherzer & Co.' (Z. S. & C) was founded in 1880, in Rehau Bavaria, by Johann Nicol Adam Zeh, and partners:  Johann Michael Scherzer junior, Georg Adam Winterling, Johann Nicol Jacob junior, Johann Andreas Karl Wolfel, and Johann Paulus Hertel.  They produced coffee and tea sets, household items and tableware, as well as decorative porcelain. In 1908 they opened their own art department. Their products were of such high quality and beauty, they were compared to Rosenthal and Hutschenreuther.  The company changed its name to Scherzer or simply Scherzer 1800, to make it easier to pronounce internationally.  They expanded their wares and had a very successful run but like many German, and other companies, they faced hard competition from lower quality imports.  By the middle of the 1980's, their sales were declining.  In 1991 the majority of shares were taken over by the Allerthal A.G. investment company who saw the German porcelain market in a decline and eventually stopped production in 1992.  Today their pieces remain a valuable addition to any collection.