Beautiful Lefton China Vase ~ Pitcher beautiful 3D details

Beautiful Lefton China Vase ~ Pitcher beautiful 3D details with gold leaf handle and rim of Vase Approx 7 5/8” tall I chip in the bottom leaf, shown in photo but hardly noticeable given the 3D element. Mi Century Modern Stamped Gen. Z Lefton 1956 Hand Painted Mr. Lefton fled Nazi Hungary in 1938 and came to the United States. He then helped to bring to this country more than 12 relatives, whom he later employed in his giftware company. George Zoltan Lefton, also referred to as Geo Z Lefton, Geo Zoltan Lefton, and G.Z. Lefton, arrived in the United States from Hungary in 1939. Although Lefton made his living in Hungary in sportswear, his passion for fine porcelain turned from a hobby into a business when he founded the Lefton Company in 1941 in Chicago. When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, many Japanese-owned businesses in Chicago were looted. Lefton helped board up a business owned by Nunome, a Japanese-American friend. After the war, Nunome assisted Lefton in developing essential relationships with china producers in Occupied Japan. Over the years the Lefton Company has produced numerous products that are highly sought after by collectors including, but not limited to, cookie jars, holiday items, figurines, teapots, jam jars, planters, pitchers, shakers, Red Hat pieces, wall pockets and head vases.