Karl Diebitsch Candle Holders- Eschenbach # 3414
Karl Diebitsch was an SS Standartenfuhrer and worked side by side with Prof. Karner and they are the two most notable artists in the firm of PMA. Diebitsch was one of the more interesting artists and he was not only responsible for designing porcelain, but had a very impressive resume. It is his design when looking at the SS uniform for the Allgemeine SS, he also designed the 1936 SS dagger and an array of tapestries and various other SS decor. When I initially started this site it was my intent to do biographies on some of these artists and personalities and never did it.
Truth be told it can be difficult to touch on a lot of these people because their interesting but fairly dark, you get to a point where you attempt to apply some form of context to these guys you end up with "backspace.. delete". But there is a context for much of the period but not without the rabbit hole, this is particularly true of the SS, its culture and aesthetic and Diebitsch plays a key role in that aesthetic. The rabbit hole is trying to put it in context without getting wrapped up in it and its never ending twists and turns, it gets very complicated very quickly.
These two leuchter when produced by Allach were done later and were model # 112 if memory serves me correctly and would put them right in front of and into the war, when manufactured there certainly in limited numbers and today they are almost never seen in market, I don't think I have ever seen singles actually. This pair here are Eschenbach and I am guessing they will be immediate postwar based on the gilding and quality. But make no mistake on who designed them with their scrolled feet and deco design with PMA pedigree, even without a signature.
Diebitsch did work after the war, and many of the molds survived and were returned to their respective artisans. These are really nice and are mint and undamaged, if the maker mark were PMA they would priced much higher and I would not feel the least bit guilty about it. Sometimes it is just about the history and the aesthetic and you buy what you like without thinking too much about it. I am guessing these would look very nice with black or white short tapers but I have them displayed as they are shown.
Karl Diebitsch was an SS Standartenfuhrer and worked side by side with Prof. Karner and they are the two most notable artists in the firm of PMA. Diebitsch was one of the more interesting artists and he was not only responsible for designing porcelain, but had a very impressive resume. It is his design when looking at the SS uniform for the Allgemeine SS, he also designed the 1936 SS dagger and an array of tapestries and various other SS decor. When I initially started this site it was my intent to do biographies on some of these artists and personalities and never did it.
Truth be told it can be difficult to touch on a lot of these people because their interesting but fairly dark, you get to a point where you attempt to apply some form of context to these guys you end up with "backspace.. delete". But there is a context for much of the period but not without the rabbit hole, this is particularly true of the SS, its culture and aesthetic and Diebitsch plays a key role in that aesthetic. The rabbit hole is trying to put it in context without getting wrapped up in it and its never ending twists and turns, it gets very complicated very quickly.
These two leuchter when produced by Allach were done later and were model # 112 if memory serves me correctly and would put them right in front of and into the war, when manufactured there certainly in limited numbers and today they are almost never seen in market, I don't think I have ever seen singles actually. This pair here are Eschenbach and I am guessing they will be immediate postwar based on the gilding and quality. But make no mistake on who designed them with their scrolled feet and deco design with PMA pedigree, even without a signature.
Diebitsch did work after the war, and many of the molds survived and were returned to their respective artisans. These are really nice and are mint and undamaged, if the maker mark were PMA they would priced much higher and I would not feel the least bit guilty about it. Sometimes it is just about the history and the aesthetic and you buy what you like without thinking too much about it. I am guessing these would look very nice with black or white short tapers but I have them displayed as they are shown.