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Viktor Schreckengost

American Limoges' Animal Kingdom by Viktor Schreckengost
American Limoges' Animal Kingdom by Viktor Schreckengost

c. 1935. American Limoges' Animal Kingdom by Viktor Schreckengost.

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atomicscott's picture

Wow!

This child's set is absolutely amazing, Mike! Does this pattern exist an any other pieces or just the two you show?

mpratt's picture

Scott, Animal Kingdom was

Scott, Animal Kingdom was available on the Manhattan shape. The decals, designed by Schreck, were actually printed in Germany in 1935 and the dinnerware was produced in the US in 1936.

atomicscott's picture

Schreck

Was Schreck German? The animal illustrations have a 1930s European graphic sensibility to them

modlectic's picture

Schreck

At least one of the obituaries I read mentioned that Schreckengost means "frightening guest" in German. I suppose that doesn't mean his ancestors were from Germany given the prevalence of German populations in many other European countries.