Germany / Saxony / Dresden:

Porzellanmalerei Helena Wolfsohn (1843 until 1883)

Helena Wolfsohn had a porcelain decorating business which used a wide array of blanks from different other companies. From 1879 onwards the business also frequently copied the 'A.R.' (Augustus Rex) mark which had been registered by the KPM in Meißen. The year the business started to use the 'A.R.' mark is known because the KPM instantly appealed for court intervention and in this case it took until 1883 before the studio was forced to stop using that mark. Instead of stopping to use the mark, it was changed slightly all the time as to make it more difficult for the court to decide; the second 'A.R.' mark shown below with the arrow pointing upwards is one of the examples used around 1880.

Interestingly enough, it was not Helena Wolfsohn herself who copied the marks as the business had been taken over 1878 by Leopold Elb and W.E. Stephan who kept the name of the studio but nearly instantly ran into trouble. As they continued the use of the mark after the inquiries had started, the court did not only decide they had to stop any use of that or similar marks but also ordered that they had to pay the KPM for the use of their mark. This ruined both partners and the business was closed at the end of 1883.

Germany / Saxony / Dresden:

Marks

Used from 1843 onwards.

No date known, 'DRESDEN' over 'HANDGEMALT' over 'SAXONY'.

No date known.

Used from 1879 onwards, the basic version of the copied 'A.R.' (Augustus Rex) mark.

Used around 1880. Even if it is different, it still impersonates the 'A.R' mark.