Featured Fake Meissen? Request for your help kindly

Good day everyone,

I purchased this piece for my mother, I was told it is Meissen.
The mark shows two straight swords and the number "8" pressed into it.
I have a few pieces myself and I have never seen the mark in such a light blue color, I also find the mark has very straight lines.
On the other side the faces are nicely modeled and painted .
I would appreciate your input very much as this is a gift for a loved one.

 

I don't think Meissen did floral decoration like that, and doubt the overall quality is up to Meissen standards. But I've been wrong before.

 

I'm no Meissen expert, but it doesn't look right to me either.

 

did you try to wipe off the swords with alcocol ? seems as if there is an imprint underneath. looks like a modofied Karlsruhe item.

 

Thirded on quality. It's pretty but doesn't have the finesse. Too clunky and the mark is all wrong.

 

Thank you for all of your replies. I tried both scrubbing it and the alcohol and it does not fade. However, a member of a German forum helped narrowing down the ID. It seems to be von Schierholz (Plaue).

Ebay Figure von Schierholz
Figure 2

I have a theory: They glazed the complete bottom of it and then added the Meissen "fake" mark. Which is rather sad because the figures are still nicely modeled and pretty to look at.

 

I don't think von Schierholz would have left the piece unmarked, otherwise. Thoughts on this? Does this make sense to you?

 

VERY complicated company history.
just shortly. Schierholz himself was a merchant that seems to have had a Schnaps-, a vinegar- , and by marriage a cheeseproduction. he opened the porcelainfactory with a partner that came of a family ceramics producers and that died after a year only. he seems to have had more luck with the employed artists and masters.
best would be if you made yourself a translation into English of this history here:
https://traditionsverein-plaue.de/unterseite2_entwurf
/200%20jahre%20schierholz-%20porzellan

it's by a local heritage society, that seems to be guarding more than the factory, but those people normally know most details - oral history etc..

 

Thank you, I had a look and quite an interesting story! Appreciate your feedback!