Featured French Dore Bronze Center Piece - Need help ID the stamp

I purchased this centerpiece today. Has a stamp on it that says: Decortiche 1873.
Previous owner says she purchased it 35 years ago from ABC store in NYC and had it in her possession until selling it. Supposedly the base is dore bronze.

Any idea who the manufacturer is? Its worth?

Thank you!

Center Piece 3 by bronzecollector posted Dec 24, 2018 at 4:57 PM

Center Piece 2 by bronzecollector posted Dec 24, 2018 at 4:58 PM

Center Piece1 by bronzecollector posted Dec 24, 2018 at 4:58 PM

 

LOVE IT !!! ... Joy.

 

I think the previous owner bought it brand new. Its fabulous nonetheless.

 

I agree with Johnny.
Lovely piece.

 

If it was not antique, it should’ve been very easy to locate the manufacturer based on the stamp. Unfortunately I have had no luck. It does look very old and very intricate.

 

I don't think that's necessarily true. And I agree with Johnny; certainly looks new-ish to my eye.

Debora

 

By "ABC store," do you mean ABC Carpet & Home?

Debora

 

For some reason that marks looks more Italian to me than French.
Don

 

"Decortiche" translates to decorative cause when I tried to Google that word it kept changing the word to decorative. I'm not sure if it's that old as well. It's definitely eye catching but couldn't find anything under that name so it might not be well known. Maybe it's more of a decorative item and the date 1873 is when the company started and not when this piece was made.

 

Most definitely agree with that.

 

Decortiche is Italian.

 

Welcome, bronzecollector.

I think Decortiche could also be Romanian, which is a Balkan-Romance language, related to Italian.
Italy is likely as country of origin, but it could be Romania, since they have been manufacturing quality items in older styles for a long time.

 

Thank you for your help. After searching Italian porcelain vases, I came across a company called Tiche that makes porcelain and they sell a similar item to mine (picture attached).
http://www.tiche.it/alzateen.html
Anyone heard of this company? Any idea what my piece might be worth? I already emailed the company asking for verification of the stamp since it is a bit different from their current stamps (newer items have the word Tiche stamped on it).

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-St...256612?hash=item1a6990f264:g:ZnMAAOSwoYdaqWNr

Here is one on ebay with the same mark as yours in the last picture of the listing. I think he's asking a lot more than what it's worth though because there are others by the same tiche porcelain for cheaper but different style.

 

Clever you! Think you got it. Here's another piece -- this one on 1stdibs -- that the seller is claiming to be antique. Lazy or a deliberate mis-representation. A quick internet search would disclose that Tiche wasn't founded until 1962.

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...center-piece-blue-19th-century/id-f_12252771/

Debora

 

Thank you for your help. I will let you know if I hear back from the manufacturer. I am curious to see how much a newer piece sells for today. It is clearly attributed to Tiche although I have a feeling it is one of their earlier pieces since per the previous owner she bought it 35 years ago. The newer Tiche items have a Tiche name on the stamp. Small Tiche vases sell for $2-3K. Hopefully my item is worth more but will see what the manufacturer says. I paid $1000 for mine.

 

35 years ago was 1983. What did the previous owner mean by "an ABC Store?"

 

I'm assuming "an ABC store" means this but could be wrong.

http://www.abchome.com

Debora

 

Directional only as mark slightly different so not same generation but... Here's a seller who claims Tiche bowl had retail value of €540 when received new as wedding gift.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/tiche-porcelain-centrepiece-unused-426001922

Debora

 

Yes, likely ABC Home store in NYC. They do sell high end items there.