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Product Description: This SS Allach Round Service Plate is a lovely and well-crafted piece of porcelain. It is a wonderful example of Allach design, with simple, flowing lines that reflect the aesthetic sensibilities of the Third Reich. This was a practical, functional piece of dinnerware as well as a handsome work of art. This fine plate is a nice size, measuring 28.5 centimeters in diameter. There are two refined and understated handles that are opposite each other on the outer edge. It’s a typical high-quality Allach piece, made of perfect porcelain with a nice glossy glaze that is completely intact. The underside bears textbook markings, with the word “Allach” in Fraktur lettering as well as the intertwined SS runic emblem hallmark. The markings are in correct green ink and are under the factory glaze. This appealing Allach Round Service Plate is free of cracks, chips, or other damage. It remains in outstanding. excellent/near mint condition.
Historical Description: “Beauty with Stigma” – Allach Porcelain manufacturing began in 1935 as a private company established by Franz Nagy and Karl Diebitsch near the small Munich suburb of Allach. Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, known for his deep involvement in Germanic history and Aryan mysticism, took a special interest in the Allach porcelain manufacturing company. He felt that porcelain figurines of extraordinary quality, and by the most talented artists in Germany, could best represent Germanic and SS culture. The factory was acquired by the SS in 1936, and by 1939 its main offices were located in Berlin. With the increase of production under the SS, the factory was moved to within 16km of the Dachau Concentration Camp and became Dachau sub-camp “Allach”. The SS recruited only the most talented artists of the period such as Theodor Kärner, Adolf Röhring, Karl Diebitsch, Franz Nagy, etc. The result after nine years of existence was some of the finest quality porcelain products Germany had ever produced. Examples of the works produced by Allach were animals in great variety, plates, candelabras, bowls, figurines, goblets, historical figures, and the very (in)famous “SS-Julleuter” Candle Base. Many of these porcelain figurines were produced in very limited numbers during the period. Allach porcelain was strictly controlled by the SS and while certain pieces could be purchased by the public at their Allach showrooms, some were reserved as special gifts or awards to be gifted or awarded only by ranking members of the SS such as Heinrich Himmler or Oswald Pohl. Today, even with its dark history, Allach porcelain is still regarded as some of the finest porcelain produced and is highly sought after by collectors all over the world.
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