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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;magyarmart, post: 4529780, member: 77839&quot;][ATTACH=full]400188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]400189[/ATTACH] Hi - I was wondering if anyone had an opinion about this vase? It&#039;s stamped MZ Austria and obviously bears the image of Franz Joseph, the AustroHungarian emperor. I inherited it from my Viennese grandmother, who emigrated to the UK in 1950. She really wasn&#039;t one for antiques so I&#039;m guessing she must have been sentimentally attached to the vase (just to bother bringing it overseas). Or then again, perhaps my (English) grandfather gave it to her as a canny gift to remind her of the fatherland!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway I don&#039;t think MZ items are worth much and I don&#039;t really care as I&#039;d never sell it. But one thing is confusing me: this website states that Moritz Zdekauer stopped using the &quot;MZ Austria&quot; mark (seen on this piece) in 1909, when the company changed ownership and started using the &quot;MZ Altrolau&quot; mark <a href="https://www.theoldstuff.com/en/porcelain-marks/category/161-mz-austria-marks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theoldstuff.com/en/porcelain-marks/category/161-mz-austria-marks" rel="nofollow">https://www.theoldstuff.com/en/porcelain-marks/category/161-mz-austria-marks</a> Fair enough. But then why does this vase bear the years 1914/15? The presence of that date is why I&#039;d always assumed the vase was from a later decade, perhaps harking back to the outbreak of WWI (Franz&#039;s defining moment, I suppose). 1915 is also noteworthy as all restruck Austrian gold ducat coins - which also bear Franz&#039;s image - continue to be backdated 1915. If there&#039;s a deeper significance to the year I&#039;d love to know what it is. And either way, how could MZ have known it&#039;d be an important year in 1909? (Unless it was an upcoming jubilee?)</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t find any identical pieces on the internet. The closest I&#039;ve found is this old floral vase which apparently sold on ebay, exactly the same shape, but IMO a much less interesting design: <a href="https://picclick.co.uk/Antique-MZ-Austria-Moritz-Zdekauer-Floral-Pattern-273194001629.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://picclick.co.uk/Antique-MZ-Austria-Moritz-Zdekauer-Floral-Pattern-273194001629.html" rel="nofollow">https://picclick.co.uk/Antique-MZ-Austria-Moritz-Zdekauer-Floral-Pattern-273194001629.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any thoughts please share <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p><br /></p><p>M[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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