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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SBSVC, post: 1930855, member: 136&quot;]Hi, Bethaney, and welcome!</p><p><br /></p><p>You might want to check <b>OSCAR &amp; EDGAR GUTHERZ</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>This info is from someone else&#039;s listing and I have not verified it completely, but I believe it&#039;s a good start:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>...O&amp;EG (Oscar and Edgar Gutherz) Royal Austria hallmark:</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The hallmark ... printed in green with the word &#039;Royal&#039; inside the wreath, the word &#039;Austria&#039; below the wreath, and the initials &#039;O&amp;EG&#039; above the wreath, was used by Oscar and Edgar Gutherz of Altrolau, Bohemia (now Stara Role, Czech Republic) from 1899 to 1918...</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>BRIEF HISTORY: Oscar Gutherz started a porcelain decorating business in Altrolau in 1884, using financial backing from the American importer Lazarus Straus &amp; Sons. The company subsequently expanded into porcelain production. In 1898, Oscar&#039;s brother, Edgar Gutherz, bought out Marx and joined Oscar in the business, which became known as the Oscar &amp; Edgar Gutherz (O. &amp; E.G.) Royal Austria Factory. In 1918 the Royal Austria Factory ceased to be; instead it became part of OEPIAG, the Austrian Porcelain Industry.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>from: </b><a href="https://myelegantantiques.com/roauovihapat.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://myelegantantiques.com/roauovihapat.html" rel="nofollow">https://myelegantantiques.com/roauovihapat.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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