Indian Giveaways

Let's look at a couple of multicolor German porcelains, or giveaways. This Indian with his peace pipe and rifle is highly sought by both bottle collectors and antique porcelain collectors. The use of color on those two decanters is some of the most interesting work to be found on this type of bottle. Thankfully you're able to see this in color. These two were no doubt produced in the early years of this century. It is extremely good fortune that they have survived. The small version in white is not an exact replica of the larger bottle. Note the right arm and hand which hold the rifle and, of course, the coloring. The small bottle is 4 3/4 inches tall while the larger one is an 8 inch size. A 9 1/2 inch size is also know No doubt there is at least one more size variation Next time we'll talk about why they're called "giveaways". And we'll look at a couple of baseball players.