Gustav Gurschner Decorative Objects

Austrian Art Nouveau cast and gilt bronze figural jardinère by, Gustave Gurschner decorated with three young maidens holding a bowl. The jardinère is finished in its gold doré patina...

Art Nouveau patinated bronze Vide Poche Gustave Gurshner Austria C.1910. Female circular form relief design, signed Gurshner Depose on front and stamped Mod No 92 on reverse. Measure...

Austrian Jugendstil Patinated bronze vase designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1906 In the period around 1900, Austria experiences a change in arts and crafts. Artistic impulses from Great Britain become apparent and ornamentation influenced by Celtic culture starts appearing on decoratively designed utilitarian objects. Around 1906, Gustav Gurschner designs numerous vessels, which he skillfully decorates with symbolic or nature-related ornaments. This tall, tower-like vase is intricately decorated and bears Celtic symbols...

Excellent piece of Viennese bronze art Six putti made of black patinated bronze, back to back, like atlases, lift up an oval bowl made of green onyx. The group is based on a flute...

A polychrome bronze Art Nouveau figural candelabrum by Gustav Gurschner. A young woman with brown hair, dressed in a long flowing green skirt, with her breasts exposed, holds a seed capsule in each arm, into which a candle can be inserted. Gurschner displayed his work through the Viennese Secession Group gaining him much acclaim. His depiction of bare breasted women largely survives any stricture in that they have a quiet dignity and poetic charm that never stoops to vulgarization. The woman holds in each arm a lotus flower seed capsule. The size of the capsules relative to her body makes her seem a flower fairy or spirit. A candle would be placed on each capsule, illuminating the dinner table with spectacular charm, circa 1902-1904. In the lead up to World War I, Germany was swept by a wave of artistic nationalism. After spending most of the 19th century dominated by French influence, German artists desired a return to tradition. Integral to German tradition was the vibrant color of Late Medieval wooden sculpture...

Gustav Gurschner 1873-1970. Signed "GURSCHNER" and "B129". Very nice original condition. Minor wear. This vase is gilded and has a rich dark green/brown patination.

Gustav Gurschner patinated bronze vase. Vienna Secession period, Austria, early 20th century. Stamped Gurschner on side. Gustav Gurschner was a German-born Austrian sculptor whose...

A pair of decorative vases in patinated bronze, made by celebrated Austrian sculptor and founding member of the Vienna Secession Gustav Gurschner (1873-1970). Marked 'Made in Austria, WKE [Wiener Kunst...

Bronze Art Nouveau girl with flowing hair in the form of a dish. Signed along edge. Condition: Good with excellent deep patina.

A pair of Austrian Jugendstil gilt bronze figural candlesticks by Gustav Gurschner. The figures bow their heads and are cocooned and suspended in mi...

Gustav Gurschner, born in Austrian born in 1873, in 1898, he participated in the inaugural exposition of the Vienna Secession. He also participated in various exhibitions in Paris in...

A pair of figural gilt bronze candlesticks "The Wind" by, Gustav Gurschner depicting a male and female in the wind finished in its original gilt-bronze finish. The candlesticks are s...