Austrian Decorative Objects

Figurative cold-painted bronze lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 46cm, width 19cm, depth 29cm This fine bronze la...

This exquisite late 19th-century Vienna porcelain lidded urn beautifully depicts “The Flourish of the Plagues of Thetis.” The urn features intricate hand-painted scenes of mythologic...

Vienna bronze pheasant, circa 1900.

Jugendstil ink blotter designed by Robert Oerley, circa 1906, Vienna. Robert Oerley (1876-1945) was an Austrian architect. Robert Oerley had many membersh...

This monumental lion statue is a fascinating example of Austrian production from the early 20th-century Art Deco period. The piece comes from the workshop of the famous Viennese manu...

An early 20th century tirolean hand-carved "Cirmolo" wood basin bowl, nice how centrepiece. Restored and finished shellac An important antique pi...

Ceramic Sign: Made in Austria Keramos 2051 19/M Wiener Keramos, later Keramos AG or Keramos KG , was a Viennese ceramics manufacturer that made a name for itself especially in the interwar period . In addition to their own designs, designs from the dissolved Wiener Werkstätte were also produced from 1932 onwards. In over 60 years of company history, around 3000 model designs have been produced by around 60 ceramists. Keramos also carried out commissions from the Wiener Werkstätte, such as vases by Dagobert Peche . History The origins of the Keramos company lie in two companies with the same name. The company Keramos – Invalid Society for Viennese Art Ceramics was founded at the end of 1919 on the initiative of the three ceramists Rudolf Wolf, Heinrich Wolf and Ludwig Rys, who had become invalids in World War I. Production started in September 1920. Art-ceramic lamps, figures, vases and boxes were produced. The company Keramos – Viennese art ceramics and porcelain manufactory was founded in 1920. Josef Hoffmann was a shareholder of Keramos for a long time, as was the sculptor Rudolf Podany, who was engaged from the start and created a large number of designs. From 1921 Anton Klieber was employed, who was also responsible for most of the models. Around 1924 both companies were merged and converted into an AG, commercial director became Otto Köller, the technical directors were the brothers Rudolf and Heinrich Wolf. "Some war invalid ceramists founded a workshop with the help of some artists, which was subsequently financed by the state and later enlarged with its participation and converted into a joint-stock company." The company's headquarters were in the Hofburg , Schwarze-Adler-Stiege, the factory in the 10th district of Vienna, Schleiergasse 17. Artistic collaborators at that time were Eduard Klablena , Otto Prutscher , Karl Perl , Karin Jarl-Sakellarios , IDA Schwetz- Lehmann and Grete Fucik-Fischmeister. On February 23, 1928, the triangular mark was entered in the trademark register. It was now also produced for the Wiener Werkstätte. Difficulties for the company arose from the Great Depression . Around 1932, 50 people were employed and a large number of models from Eduard Klabena and the dissolved Wiener Werkstätte were taken over. The works created by Keramos were labeled with their company brands until after 1941. From 1939 the economic situation of the company was better managed by taking over the production of ceramic winter welfare organization badges, the so-called WHW badges. Before 1941 the company is converted into a KG named Keramos, Wiener Kunstkeramik und Porzellanmanufaktur Brüder Wolf KG . Otto Köller was no longer active from this point on. After the end of World War II, Robert Obsieger recommended Robert Mathis as the new head of Keramos, who took over the management of the ceramics manufactory in 1945. In 1949 Mathis introduced a new company logo, which was used alongside the existing triangle mark, the so-called coat of arms mark. Anton Klieber and Rudolf Podany continued to work as ceramists, and new artists such as Josef Lorenzl and Stephan Dakon , both of whom had previously worked for Goldscheider , as well as Rudolf Chocholka, Karl Grössl and Ina Eisenbeisser were engaged. New models such as dancers, children's figures, animals and nudes were created, as well as the well-known wall masks, young people and poodles from the mid-1950s, which corresponded to the trend at the time. In addition, however, traditional designs such as Madonna statues and busts, saints and angels were still made. Utility ceramics such as crockery, vases, lamp bases, candle holders and flower pots also became an important branch of production, and cooperation with the German manufacturer Carstens at the beginning of the 1960s was just as lucrative. In the course of the 1960s, the sales markets for figurative ceramics became increasingly difficult. So until 1982, production was increasingly shifted to everyday ceramics, since ceramic figures were no longer modern due to changing tastes and the spirit of the times. Ultimately, the economic situation at Keramos became more and more difficult and Klaus Mathis, the son of Robert Mathis and then director, who succeeded his father at the helm of the company at the beginning of the 1970s, initiated the liquidation of the company at the end of 1982 . Staff The following artistic collaborators have worked for Keramos over the years: Hans Adametz , Franz Barwig the Elder , Franz Barwig the Younger , Andreas Beck, Hans Bolek, Angelo Bortolotti, Hertha Bucher , Rudolf Chocholka, Stephan Dakon , Ferdinand Doblinger, Eckstein, Franz Eggenberger , Ina Eisenbeisser, English, Stephan Erdös, Alois Feichtinger, Feyslitz, Hans Friedberger, Grete Fucik-Fischmeister, Kurt Goebel, Anton Grath, Karl Grössl, M. Günther, Otto Hafenrichter, Arnold Hartig , Friedrich Herkner, Trude Hillinger, Leopold Hohl, Hostasch, Karl Jamök, Karin Jarl-Sakellarios , Eduard Klablena, Klar, Anton Klieber, Maria Klinger, Josef Kostial, Josef Lorenzl , Wilhelm Otto Lugerth, Viktor Matula, Gusty Mundt-Amman, Novotny, Carl Perl, Rudolf Podany, Friedrich Pollak, Hugo Postl, Adolf Prischl, Otto Prutscher , Max Rieder , Elisabeth Rieger-Hofmann, Walter Ritter , Willibald Russ, Karl Sailer, Schönberg, Schwarz, Ida Schwetz-Lehmann , Sult, Robert Ullmann , Otto Weigand, IDA Weiss-Moricz, Rudolf Wolf. Exhibitions • Jubilee exhibition of the Wiener Kunstgewerbeverein, Austrian Museum , Vienna 1924. • Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Paris, 1925. • Exhibition of Austrian arts and crafts...

Excellent Goldscheider Vienna Child Figurine of the 1930s. Girl with red cap, red sleeveless shirt with white collar and white and black checkered skirt, white stockings and gray sho...

Austrian Art Deco (for Rena Rosenthal possibly, by Hagenauer) Madonna and Child Carved Ebonized Wood & Silvered Metal ca. 1920’s MATERIALS Ebonized wood and silvered metal. MARKINGS Stamped with “Made in Austria” and "RENA" marks. DIMENSIONS Height: 6.25 inches Width: 4.25 inches Depth: 2.5 inches ABOUT SCULPTURE Quite extraordinary in its design, craftsmanship and selection of materials, this outstanding Art Deco tabletop sculpture of the Madonna and Child was most likely made in the Vienna studio...

Polychrome Ceramic Vase by Gudrun Baudisch for Wiener Werkstätte Signed: '9139 W' ' Provenance: Important Private Collection, Chicago

Large Orientalist bronze group by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 28cm, width 18cm, depth 27cm This exceptional bronze group is by Be...

Plaster Skinned Anatomical Figure, circa 1900s, Ellegible Signature

A very good quality late 19th Century Vienna porcelain pierced, lidded Potpourri urn. Having this wonderful classical hand painted scene depicting Roman Centurion's and courtiers. A ...

This superb Austrian cold painted bronze study depicts a fox stealthy prowling after some prey. He is in a lowered position to avoid being noticed, highly alert with one ear up and t...

Rare and delicate Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine of the 1930s: Depiction of a standing, elegant lady in a long, red, checkered dress with tiered flounces, matching hat and red ...

Measures : 12cm x3.5cm H:15.5cm Materials : Brass Blackened Walter Bosse (attr.) Cat Figurines for Hertha Baller Austria - 1950s Wear consistent with age and use : in very good con...

Exceptional Art Déco model of the Goldscheider company: Dancer dressed in a light green and black Pierrot costume with a high hat, holding the large cloth decorated with flowers on t...

This dramatic vase is sure to make people take a second look! It has motifs around the base; three men can be seen sitting around talking and drinking while a fourth man stands in the background. A large scalloped ruby-red colored glass liner...

Dimensions Total Height: 7.5 inches Base Height: 2 inches Width: 2.75 inches Depth: 2.75 inches ABOUT This charming desk figurine in dark brown patinated Viennese bronze by the famous Austrian sculptor Karl Kaub stands out for the originality and humor of its subject matter. The author depicted with amazing subtlety a boy who jumped on one leg in fright, suddenly seeing a frog sitting on his arm. CARL KAUBA (Austrian, 1865-1922) was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic. Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S. Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...

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Orientalist Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann (Nam Greb) ,, Stunning depiction of woman with serving dish, exquisite detailing ...

Mid Century Modern vintage rattan paper basket designed and executed in Austria, circa 1960. The oval shaped paper basket from rattan and sisal cords, while the bottom features a chi...

A fabulous early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young woman holding an energetic pose lifting her shawl which is wrapped around her midriff. The bronze figure ...

A very unique Austrian 18th century giltwood and polychrome clock, with the original Grand Sonnerie movement. At the base is a country scene of a lady...

20th Century Art Nouveau Green Ceramic Vase with Silver Rim/Collar, Austria By: unknown Material: ceramic, paint, silver, silver plate,...

The tripod candleholder was made of walnut and shows seven holes for small candles. Designed circa 1960. The candleholder is in good condition. approx. measures Diameter 7 cm Height ...

The pair of Austrian ovoid-form porcelain vases and cover with sharply angular gilt handles, Ackermann & Fritze, Rudolstadt-Volkestedt. The bright pink body centered on either side w...

A group of 3 Austrian ceramic figures attributed to Leopold Anzengruber. Manner of Walter Bosse and the Wiener Werkstatte Dimension is of dancing large figure. Note: They are all ...

A beautiful Art Nouveau glazed earthenware spill vase modelled with a figure of a young beauty standing drinking from a shell with a toga loosely draped over her body with excellent ...

A Rare Austro Hungarian Gilt Silver & Jeweled Table Clock, Circa 1900, having semi precious stones throughout including agate, malachite, amethyst, pearl, coral and enamel DIMENSIONS...

Austrian classical clear glass jar with 800 silver cover, ca 1910. Tubular with cut fluting and star. Cover silver; gently raised with beaded border. C...

An impressive and most stunning Austrian 19th century Empire st. Ormolu, Bronze and Rouge Griotte marble clock, stamped for Franz Sedlak, Vienna. This exceptional clock is raised on ...

Impressive Austrian cold painted silver bronze figure of a naked Art Deco lady in a questioning pose with one hand out, signed Adolph and raised on a tall cy...

Art Deco mask attributed to Karl Hagenauer Hanging mask Patinated bronze Origin Austria Perfect condition with natural wear Woman face Karl Hagenauer (18...

Beautiful small bronze, depicting an pug with a red scarf around the head. Maybe Vienna bronze? Finely chiseled, gilt and hand painted.

For five generations the design house of Carl Aubock has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vie...

Depiction of a female dancing couple, named Katta Sterna and Maria Solveg, in identical costumes with backless, fitted, black and white patterned top with black neck piece closed hig...

Large antique cold-painted bronze lamp of a minaret scene by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 37cm, width 20cm, depth 12cm This charming bronze lamp was crafted by Viennese artist F...

A wonderful Austrian Secessionist glazed terra cotta figure, which is monogrammed on the base and incised Wien for Vienna. Very much in the style of the Wiener Werkstatte or Susi Sin...

"Caldare" is a specific object — a bronze pot on a white painted iron base with a stove —designed by Franz West in 1991 for the Meta Memphis Collezione, produced in a limited edition...

Candlestick dancing clown atr. Dagobert Pechce for Wiener Werkstatte. Not signed.

Architectural case in the Historicist style, in bone, with decorative fire-gilded bronze fittings and a base plate featuring four volute feet, crowned by a seated female figure with ...

Cold-painted bronze cats sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Two festive Biedermeier silver candlesticks on a four-sided, curved base with a curved edge, baluster-shaped shaft with nodi, straight vertikal lines and folds across all parts, slig...

Viennese seseion ceramic box Ceramic Origin Austria circa 1900 Very good condition and no restorations Sealed at its base Some chips on the lid ring due to wear and tear. Pink, black and yellow color with orientalist character on its cover. We are Saint John, a company dedicated to the trade...

A wonderful turn-of-the-century Austrian ceramic piece crafted by the renowned Amphora Ceramics. This captivating work of art showcases a striking "web and jewel" design, a signature...

Exceptional Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's: Depiction of a standing lady proudly looking to the side in oriental garb, wrapped in a large blue-green cloth reachin...

Art Deco Heinrich Karl Scholz Declaration of Love Patinated Bronze Sculpture Austria, 1919 DIMENSIONS Height: 13.75 inches Width: 6.75 inches Depth: 4.75 inches ABOUT This Art Deco brown-patinated bronze sculpture, stunning with its grace and fine lines, was created by the famous Austrian sculpture...

Modelled as a potted flower, the pot decorated with gilt bronze classical figures. With an 18th century English movement.

Viennese Bronze Figurative Group of Cats, by Franz Bergman, circa 1900 A charming and highly expressive Viennese bronze figurative group depicting two cats in a theatrical and humor...

Although unsigned, this magnificent Austrian expressionist art ceramic sculptural vase with three receptacles is attributed to Vally Wieselthier for Wiener Werkstatte, ca. 1920. Valerie "Vally" Wieselthier (Austrian-American, 1895 – 1945) was an outstanding ceramic artist. She was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Wilhelm Wieselthier was a lawyer. Valluy attended theWiener Frauenacademie in Vienna from 1912 to 1914 and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Rosalinda Rothhansl, Kolo Moser, Jodef Hoffmann and Michael Powolny from 1914 to 1920. In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War. From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte. From 1922 to 1927, she ran her own ceramic workshop in cooperation with the Augarten porcelain factory, which was newly founded in 1923, but also with other companies such as Friedrich Goldschider, Gmundner Keramik and Lobmeyr. Her expressive and humorous porcelain figures attracted attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris in 1925 and are considered typical examples of the Art Deco style style. From 1928, the artist increasingly moved her center of life to the United States. She went to the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in New York City in October 1928. In 1933, she moved to Chicago with Paul Lester Wiener...

Inscribed Loetz Austria.

Original plaster head representing EL DANTE, circa 1900

A fine 19th century Austrian Royal Viennese porcelain urn with hand painted classical scenes. Very fine detailed decoration.

Impressive Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1920s: The young lady with artfully pinned-up hair is wearing only transparent, hold-up stockings and high-heeled shoes, as wel...

A beautiful early 20th century cold painted Austrian bronze study of young semi clad dancer wearing only a skirt which is mechanically hinged to reveal her naked body creating the il...

Exceptional Goldscheider Figurine of the 1920s after an Art Nouveau Design: Representation of a thoughtfully walking harlequin in an elaborate costume decorated with a large floral ...

This is a striking antique ceramic jug or pitcher by Stellmacher, Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, circa 1905–1910, combining a sculptural silhouette with richly colored glazes, gilded details...

Buste de jeune fille Terre cuite polychrome. Marquée 1424 70 8. Eclats. Haut. 50 cm circa 1900

Vase Loetz (Lötz) Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Bohemia), circa 1902 Decor: Lemon Yellow Cytisus It is a very interesting Loetz Art N...