Dandelion

plater hallmarked (obliterated hallmark " ...... / WARSZ ... - in oval , no. 2714 / illegible mark); height 12.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 12.5 cm;
Warsaw, late 19th century.
On four legs at the base decorated with leaves overlapping a circular profiled foot, with a bulbous, smooth belly, with a triangular spout decorated with a large acanthus leaf, with the upper edge framed by an acanthus half-valve; the ear decorated with a woman's herma, with the PERKOWSKI inscription in negative beat.
The creamer comes from a confectionery, founded in 1897 in Kaunas by Alexander Perkowski. It was very popular among the local population regardless of origin. Under the name " Perkowski's Café" it existed until 1934, after the change of address it was renamed "Aldona" . It is mentioned, among others, in Melchior Wańkowicz's "Herb na kraterze".