Viktor Schreckengost

American, 1906-2008

The son of a commercial potter in Sebring, Ohio, Viktor Schreckengost learned the craft of sculpting in clay from his father. In the mid-1920s, he enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art, or CIA) to study cartoon making, but after seeing an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art he changed his focus to ceramics. Upon graduation in 1929, he studied ceramics in Vienna, Austria, where he began to build a reputation, not only for his art, but also as a jazz saxophonist. A year later, at the age of 25, he became the youngest faculty member at the CIA. In 1931, Schreckengost won the first of several awards for excellence in ceramics at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and his works were shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, and elsewhere. By the mid-1930s, Schreckengost had begun to pursue his interest in industrial design. For American Limoges, he created the first modern mass-produced dinnerware, called Americana. Along with engineer Ray Spiller, Schreckengost designed the first-cab-over-engine truck for Cleveland's White Motor Company. By the end of the decade, he had designed the first Mercury Bicycle for Murray, Ohio. In 1939, the bicycle and "The Four Elements" in clay were displayed at the New York World's Fair. In the 1940s, Schreckengost's designs for children's pedal cars (as well as bicycles and toys) helped Murray, Ohio become the world's largest manufacturer of pedal cars. His design and ceramic work was interrupted by World War II, when he was recruited by the Navy to develop a system for radar recognition that won him the Secretary of Navy's commendation. After the war, Schreckengost resumed his industrial design career creating products for Murray, Sears, General Electric, Salem China Company, and Harris Printing, among others. Approximately 100 million of his bicycles were manufactured by Murray, making it the largest bicycle-maker in the world. He retired from industrial design in 1972, but continued teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Biography from the Archives of askART In June, 2006, Viktor Schreckengost celebrated his 100th birthday in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Of him at this event, it was written: Viktor Schreckengost, a prolific designer whose works ranging from toys, ceramics and paintings to dinnerware and trucks, have touched countless lives, expects his next inspiration to come at any time. . . (he) always seemed to know what to create by responding to needs---like improving the ride of a child's wagon or making user-friendly tableware with an artistic flair." To recognize his birthday, more than 130 galleries and museums featured his work the summer of 2006 in a "National Centennial Exhibition" that paid tribute to his legacy that "includes generations of students who became designers who shaped the output of industrial America in the post World-War II era." In February 2008, Victor Schreckengost died at age 101 at Tallahassee, Florida, where he was spending the winter.

Creator: Viktor Schreckengost

Art Deco Chrome Lamp and Shade Designed by Viktor Schreckengost

$900Sale Price|55% Off

Art Deco Chrome Lamp and Shade Designed by Viktor Schreckengost

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Pasadena, TX

Table lamp designed by Viktor Schreckengost for Colonial Premier lamp Viktor Schreckengost was an American industrial designer as well as a t...

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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Chrome

Viktor Schreckengost Vase with Fish Cowan Pottery

$12,000

Viktor Schreckengost Vase with Fish Cowan Pottery

By Viktor Schreckengost, Cowan Pottery

Located in Chicago, IL

Viktor Schreckengost Vase with Fish for Cowan Pottery Drypoint decorated glazed earthenware Size : 6½ h × 5½ w in Impressed studio mark to underside ‘Cowan’. Literature: Cowan Potter...

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1930s American Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Earthenware

Vintage Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie (China man) Floor Lamp

$2,900

Vintage Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie (China man) Floor Lamp

By Viktor Schreckengost, Colonial Premier Lamp Co.

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie (China man) Floor Lamp,,, Super stylized.. Classic Art Deco design.. Hollywood Regency / Asian Modernist.. Nice original condition,,...

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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Aluminum

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie Floor Lamps

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Pair of Vintage Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie Floor Lamps

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of Vintage Deco Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie Floor Lamps A really nice period example of this stylized chinoiserie design. In the manner of Hollywood Regency and Oriental /...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal

Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost / James Mont / Paul Frankl Chinoiserie Table Lamps

$4,950 / set

Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost / James Mont / Paul Frankl Chinoiserie Table Lamps

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Chicago, IL

A period early pair of attributed Viktor Schreckengost table lamps. Places well into interiors of deco, hollywood regency, mid century modern, Paul Frankl and James Mont

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost

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Chrome

Viktor Schreckengost Styled Fiberglass Horse Bust on Hardwood Base

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Viktor Schreckengost Styled Fiberglass Horse Bust on Hardwood Base

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Viktor Schreckengost-styled fiberglass maroon horse bust on a hardwood base. Dimensions: -Sculpture- Height: 26" Width: 16" Depth: 5" -With Base- Height: 26" Width: 20" Depth: 16.5"

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1970s American Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Fiberglass, Hardwood

Classical Greek Style Bronze Bust of a Young Man on Marble Base

$2,525

H 19 in W 7 in D 7 in

Classical Greek Style Bronze Bust of a Young Man on Marble Base

Located in Yonkers, NY

This bronze bust of a young man evokes the timeless elegance of classical sculpture. Modeled with softly detailed curls and a contemplative expression, the head is presented on a bla...

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Late 20th Century Classical Greek Viktor Schreckengost

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Marble, Bronze

Beethoven Bust on Onyx Base 1960s

$195

H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

Beethoven Bust on Onyx Base 1960s

By Austin Productions

Located in San Diego, CA

Bust of Beethoven in onyx base from the 1960s. This bust Beethoven's essence of classicism and style on an onyx base. This piece was created in Mexico by ARTEMETALICA, a manufactur...

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1960s American Classical Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Onyx, Metal

Art Deco "Skyscraper" Chrome Table Lamp with Starburst Splatter Shade, 1930s

$2,000

H 19 in Dm 7 in

Art Deco "Skyscraper" Chrome Table Lamp with Starburst Splatter Shade, 1930s

Located in Bainbridge, NY

European Streamline chrome-plated brass Skyscraper table lamp with Czech glass end of day star shade. Featuring a stepped skyscraper column, 1930s white glass starburst splatter shade...

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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Brass, Chrome

Natural Gemstone Emerald Horse Head Bust Sculpture Hand Carved Rock Base

$550

H 8 in W 5.5 in D 4 in

Natural Gemstone Emerald Horse Head Bust Sculpture Hand Carved Rock Base

Located in Somis, CA

A striking decorative sculpture hand-carved from natural emerald-bearing stone, depicting the elegant head and arched neck of a horse. The stone displays a fascinating natural compos...

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2010s Brazilian Viktor Schreckengost

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Multi-gemstone

Pair of Lacquered Wood Chinoiserie Gilt Decorated Floor Lamps

$1,800 / set

H 66.25 in W 10 in D 10 in

Pair of Lacquered Wood Chinoiserie Gilt Decorated Floor Lamps

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Handsome pair of lacquered wood floor lamps featuring a dramatic dark scarlet Japanned finish decorated with gilt Chinoiserie style foliate motifs. The lamps have turned wood columns...

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20th Century Chinese Japonisme Viktor Schreckengost

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Lacquer, Paint

Chinoiserie Style Floor Lamp

$350

H 54 in W 16.25 in D 13 in

Chinoiserie Style Floor Lamp

Located in Pomona, CA

Chinoiserie style floor lamp. Two-tier trays with faux-bamboo stand.

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1980s English Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Torcheres / Torchieres Floor Lamps

$2,950 / set

H 64.75 in Dm 12 in

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Torcheres / Torchieres Floor Lamps

By Russel Wright, Kurt Versen, Kem Weber

Located in Chicago, IL

Near pair of vintage Hollywood Regency deco metal torcheres in the manner of Grosfeld House, Walter Von Nessen. Uncertain to designer/maker. Base plates are slightly different. One...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal

Pair of Art Deco Style Pharmacy Brass Floor Lamps by Casella

$3,800 / set

H 53 in W 23 in D 10 in

Pair of Art Deco Style Pharmacy Brass Floor Lamps by Casella

By Casella Lighting

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rare pair of curvaceous brass pharmacy floor lamps made in the art deco taste by Casella Lighting, Sacramento, CA. The lamps feature a gracefully curved arc supporting an arrow forme...

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20th Century American Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal, Brass, Iron

Running Horse on Marble Base

$1,205 / item

H 16 in W 8 in D 24 in

Running Horse on Marble Base

Located in Annville, PA

Graceful even when standing still the Running Horse on Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods th...

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2010s Viktor Schreckengost

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Bronze

Chinoiserie Lamps After James Mont from the Waldorf Astoria

$600 / item

H 15 in Dm 7 in

Chinoiserie Lamps After James Mont from the Waldorf Astoria

By James Mont

Located in Richmond, VA

Very handsome decorative chinoiserie lamps after famed designer James Mont. Acquired after a redecoration of the Waldorf Astoria. Dragon motif, bla...

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal

Hollywood Regency James Mont Style Tall Patinated Bronze Table Lamp Chinoiserie

$1,500

H 53.5 in Dm 8.5 in

Hollywood Regency James Mont Style Tall Patinated Bronze Table Lamp Chinoiserie

By James Mont

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Monumental midcentury modern bronze table lamp in the style of James Mont. This tall sculptural Chinoiserie lamp features a hand...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Czechoslovak Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp with Metal Shade, 1930s

$331

H 7.88 in Dm 6.7 in

Czechoslovak Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp with Metal Shade, 1930s

Located in Praha, CZ

This Czechoslovak Art Deco table lamp dates from the 1930s and exemplifies the clean geometry and material sophistication of Central European lighting design from the period. Execute...

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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Metal, Chrome

Previously Available Items

"Time and Civilization, " Newly Discovered Art Deco Mural Studies, Schreckengost

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H 12.5 in W 22 in D 0.5 in

"Time and Civilization, " Newly Discovered Art Deco Mural Studies, Schreckengost

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Famed for his product designs in the 1940s and 1950s, and his Jazz Bowl commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt, Victor Schreckengost was also a painter...

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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Paint

Art Deco Table Lamp Male-Female by Viktor Schreckengost

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H 20 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

Art Deco Table Lamp Male-Female by Viktor Schreckengost

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Mexico City, MX

Male-female table lamp designed by Viktor Schreckengost for Colonial Premier Lamp Company, made in brass. Viktor Schreckengost was an American industrial designer as well as a tea...

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1960s American Art Deco Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

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Brass

Pair of Early Vintage Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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H 36 in Dm 16.5 in

Pair of Early Vintage Viktor Schreckengost Chinoiserie Table Lamps

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Chicago, IL

A period early pair of Viktor Schreckengost table lamps stylized in the asian / oriental taste. Come with rare original I believe silk shades. Tags attached to to the shades by Colon...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Viktor Schreckengost

Sailboats Watercolor and Gouache by Victor Scheckengost

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H 29 in W 37 in D 1 in

Sailboats Watercolor and Gouache by Victor Scheckengost

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Of Sailboats in bay, with paint decorated custom frame. Dimensions below are for the overall size, the image size is 29.25"wide by 21" high.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Viktor Schreckengost

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Gouache, Watercolor

Holophane Wall Fixtures by Viktor Schreckengost

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H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 9.5 in

Holophane Wall Fixtures by Viktor Schreckengost

By Viktor Schreckengost, Holophane

Located in Palm Springs, CA

These fixtures were designed by Mr. Schreckengost and distributed by the Holophane Company. A major problem with a lighting fixture is the glare caused by a bare bulb. To solve this ...

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1940s American Vintage Viktor Schreckengost

Pair of modernist Children's Pull Wagons

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H 14 in W 16.5 in D 37 in

Pair of modernist Children's Pull Wagons

By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum, Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Ferndale, MI

Pair of Children's Pull Wagons One by Viktor Schrekengost for Steelcraft Murray Second a Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Viktor Schreckengost

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Aluminum, Steel

Viktor Schreckengost furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Viktor Schreckengost furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Viktor Schreckengost furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Viktor Schreckengost were created in the Art Deco style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Leroy C. Doane, Faries Lamp Co., and Boyd Lighting. Prices for Viktor Schreckengost furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,000 and can go as high as $6,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,225.