Austrian Decorative Objects

Austrian Jugendstil glass goblet with etched decoration Opel black ca. 1915 designed by Hans Bolek manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe Between 1912 and 1917, the architect Hans Bol...

Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...

A beautiful Art Nouveau Vienna Secession mouth-blown „Meteor“ optical glass bowl with a rim made of silver-plated brass from the early 1900s. Designed by Koloman Moser (1868 - 1919),...

Lovely Tramp Art photo frame from the period in Austria around 1880. Elaborately hand carved out of bass this antique photo frame shows the beaut...

A grouping of 4 bronze miniatures originally designed by Karl Hagenauer circa 1940s for Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Austria Stylized animal figures in solid bronze and stamped to unde...

Elegant Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's: Dancer with shoulder-length hair in a long, wide, light gray skirt with floral decoration and ...

Tall and elegant, this pair of hand blown crystal candlesticks were made by Moser in the late 19th century. They are panel cut with intaglio cutting on the base and candle-cups as we...

Walter Bosse Thermometer, circa 1950s Original condition

A charming Austrian midcentury shaker set from the 1950s, displaying a cute monkey holding salt and pepper shakers. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, manufactured by Hertha Baller i...

A very stylish Austrian brass mounted metal basket attributed to renowned design Josef Hoffmann (Austro-Hungarian, 1870-1956) and believed to have been made in the early establishmen...

A Josef Hoffmann brass, hand-hammered handled basket, made by the Wiener Werkstatte, circa 1920. The hammered fluted basket is of rounded open sha...

Carl Auböck model #3975 brass vase. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in polished and darkly pa...

Model #3791 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Fully Signed Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian, 1861 ~ 1936) This exquisite Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture by F...

Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Oblong Hammered footed Brass Bowl, Karl Hagenauer Austria, Circa 1950s A fine example designed by Karl Hagenauer for the...

Beautiful Art Nouveau Desk Clock .Manufactured by Erhard & Söhne in Austria 1910 Burl wood with Brass inlay . Superb craftsman work . The movement was worn out . So i sent it to a...

Large, mold-blown, baluster-shaped body on a separate stand, bulbous after the constriction and slowly narrowing again, wide mouth rim with metal mount, drawn silver thread decoratio...

Classic early 1950s Austrian letter and Bottle opener, attributed to be designed by Ludwig Bemelmans showing "Noodle" the dachshund dog. Nice addition to your room, on your desk top ...

A scarce and stylish antique Austrian art pottery model of a pug dog naturaslistically cold painted and applied with glass eyes and dating from around 1900. The hand modelled terraco...

Terracotta woman bust signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900. Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897).

A beautiful vintage terracotta wall mask depicting a lady made by an unknown maker in Austria. It is marked on the back with a number. It would make a lovely decoration on any wall. ...

A very rare and whimsical pair of cold painted Vienna bronze Kewpies. We have sold many Vienna bronzes in our over 40 years of dealing in them, but we must say, these are very unusua...

A beautiful Modernist brass nutcracker designed and executed by Werkstätte Carl Aubock in the 1950s. In good condition with charming patina. Marked.

A brass candelabra designed and produced in Austria, c. 1930s. Dimensions: 9” H x 7.75” W x 1.875” D Holds .75” diameter candles

Beautiful large Greek mythology white porcelain figural group with Europa en Zeus. I never came across such a large model and think it's impressive by size, details and color. ...

A stunning vintage Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture. It is a statue of a beautifully costumed & detailed Flamenco lady dancer & contains some cold painted elements. The bronze is by Bruno Zach (a.k.a. Barner) an Austrian Art Deco sculptor...

19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot. Height / 12 inches. Diameter / 12 inches.

Broom and showel set vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled Showel: H: 3cm W: 15,5cm D: 17.5cm Broom: H: 10cm W: 10cm D: 3,5cm

Small rabbit figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s Original condition

A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900 Decoration: Candia mimoza; clear glass with opaque silver-yellow powder melts, craquellé; iridescent...

An octagonal green and blue earthenware vase with blue glazed squares, marked Austria and numbered 7143. These type of vases were made in the Vienna School of Applied Arts (Wiener Ku...

These cut crystal candleholders are made by Swarovski. They depict water lilies and are made of cut crystal. Swarovski is based in Wattens, Austria close to a water source that makes...

A pair of Jugendstil Alpaca vases, circa 1908s Polished and stove enameled Beautiful children with bird's Motivs on both vases.

Beautiful 1930s Austrian horse toy. Wonderful patina.

Fine vintage Carl Auböck Leather and Brass waste paper basket in good original condition.

Snake theme candelabrum stand Material: Wrought iron Source: Austria - Wien Period: 1920-1929.     

For sale is a unique piece of Mid-Century Modern design. The pencil cup was carefully hand-carved out of the horn of a wild water buffalo and its bottom covered with green felt for p...

Fabulous cold painted Austrian bronze study of an Arab man knelt on his oriental rug praying, with his walking stick laid beside him. With good rich brown and enamel colours and very...

Walter Bosse candle holder shows a elephant vienna around 1950s Original condition The candle is only for the photoshoot. ( not for sale )

This good size early example displaying great detail, richly painted, and high action is the work of the master of this genre, Franz Bergmann. Austrian ca. 1900. Mounted of a base b...

1970s very decorative glass centrepiece/platter serving plate, by artist Michna, handcrafted in crystal pâte de verre, the core in frosted crystal clear with an overlays in very slig...

A wrought iron Art Nouveau era model of a snake / serpent. High-quality craftsmanship, handmade of forged iron by a Viennese metalworker in the 1920s. A decorative object, which would look great in your shelf, but also suitable as a paperweight, a jewelry ring holder...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, fully restored, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold...

Viennese cold painted bronze orientalist lamp attributed to Bergman of a middle eastern man riding a camel. Signed Austria.

Carl Aubock Sculpture "Man With Stick" 4060. This beautifully crafted sculpture first conceived in the 1950's by Carl Aubock is a wonderful examp...

A beautifully shaped vase/vessel by Franz Josef Altenburg (Austria, 1941–2021), dated to the 1980s. Handmade from red-brown ceramic with a gradient glaze in various shades of blue. I...

Classic midcentury 1950s Vienna bronze figurine by Walter Bosse. This gorgeous small miniature creature with big personality designed by Walter Bosse, an expert craftsman from the golden age of Vienna bronzes is a real beauty. He designed his “black/gold” series of bronze figurines to make “as many people as possible happy.” Excellent example of a Walter Bosse brass figurine...

A signed antique Royal Vienna style porcelain vase. Entitled: "Geheimnis" (the German word for "Secret"). It has a hand painted central cartouche depicting a young maiden at a ...

Charming Franz Hagenauer musicians from the early-mid 20th Century for Werkstätte Hagenauer. 2 musicians, one on piano and one with saxophone of nickel plated metal. Each figure sta...

Big art deco jewelry box vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled.

A delicately hand-carved wood sculpture of a chamois family. The item is very detailed and a classical natural carving by the Austrian woodcarver Ernst Heissl...

This unique piece is a prototype, that never went in production. Material used is beechwood. Technical data Width 57 cm (22.44 inch) Height 83 cm (32.68 inch) Depth 47 cm (18.5 inch...

A very fine early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a naked beauty in the midst of a graceful movement, with excellent colour and fine hand finished detail, raised on a shaped onyx base and signed Lorenzl ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 21 cm Width: 15 cm Depth: 7 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1925 Materials: Bronze and Onyx Book Ref Art Deco and Other Figures by Bryan Catley Page No: 214 SKU: 8698 ABOUT Lorenzl Veronica Josef Lorenzl, Austrian 1892 ~ 1950 Lorenzl Veronica – When looking to the designs of the Art Deco period one talented sculptor and ceramist that cannot be ignored is Josef Lorenzl. A master designer, his bronze statuettes and ceramic figural work epitomise the era perfectly. As with Preiss, Chiparus and Colinet the other great sculptors from this period, Lorenzl was inspired by the female form and the new found freedom that women enjoyed, which he executed beautifully both in his bronze and ceramic designs. Pictured right: A Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Deco Lady with Decoration by Crejo – Circa 1930 – Modelled cast and carved as a young woman adopting a stylish pose, her costume decorated with enamelled flowers, onyx plinth, base signed Lorenzl, dress signed Crejo 10.5/8 in. (27 cm.) high. Sold for £6,250 at Christies, London (Feb 2014). Josef Lorenzl Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Deco Lady with Decoration by Crejo – Circa 1930 Although very little is known about Lorenzl’s early life we are aware that he was born in Austria in 1892 and was soon to become one of the most talented sculptors of the Art Deco Period. He started by working for a bronze foundry in Vienna Arsenal where he produced stunning Art Deco bronze statuettes. The majority of his works in bronze and ivory were of singular slim female nudes with long legs which conveyed elegance. His preference was for dancing poses which were not only evident in his singular statuettes but also in those attached to marble clocks, lamp bases and bookends. Like his contemporaries Lorenzl work was created in bronze or by using “Chryselephantine”, a Greek word which refers to the combination of various materials such as bronze, ivory, gold and silver. He signed his pieces in various ways sometimes abbreviating his name to ” R Lor”, “Lor” or “Enzl” but on some of the statuettes you will find an additional signature by Crejo. A talented painter who worked alongside Lorenzl, Crejo would paint decoration onto the statuettes such as flowers and these are the figures which bear his signature. Far more desirable with Crejo’s painting these can command a premium at auction. Recently Bonhams sold an example of Lorenzl’s work with Crejo decoration for £10,500 but the pieces created by Lorenzl alone generally fetch in the region of £2,000 – £12,000 depending on the subject matter and size. A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. Pictured left: A Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) Cold-Painted Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Timepiece with Deco Lady ~ Circa 1920. Modelled and cast as a crouching nude female figure holding a dial with onyx face, on onyx plinth raised on slate base, apparently unsigned11½ in. (31.7 cm.) high. Sold for £4,700 at Christies, London (Nov 2013). From his designs in bronze and ivory Lorenzl went on to work for the Austrian ceramics company Goldscheider. Again creating stunning sculptures of the female form collector’s are more aware of this period and his sculptures in ceramic than they are of his earlier bronze and ivory statuettes. Inspired by shape and bold colours Lorenzl’s sculptures had clean lines and geometric shapes. Although each piece possess great movement there was no intricacy or attention to detail and most of his figures wore their hair in the boyish bob which was fashionable at the time, making these simplistic and stylish figurines the epitome of Art Deco Bronze design. One of Lorenzl’s friends Stephan Dakon who he had met whilst working at the bronze foundry had the same vision and style as Lorenzl so it was the obviously thing for Lorenzl to recommend Dakon to Goldscheider when he started to work for them. Taken on as a freelance designer Dakon was of the same mindset as Lorenzl and so much of their work was very similar. People at the time even believed that the two were in fact the same person. Both the artists had an interest in the female form, dance and theatrical costume. This was enhanced with Lorenzl when he took a trip to Paris and visited Folies Bergeres. Famous dancer Josephine Baker was on stage with her chorus dancers, all wearing extremely flamboyant costumes, Lorenzl was captivated by the glamour and outlandishness of the dancers and so on his return to Austria reproduced gorgeous figurines wearing vibrant coloured costumes and in various dance poses. He was also able to use his skill as an Art Deco bronze sculptor to use the earthenware to his advantage. Carving delicate fingers and enhancing the women’s female form Lorenzl set about producing some stunning sculptures. “Captured Bird” was one of his most popular and was created in many different colours and sizes. This particular piece is of a dancing girl with a gossamer winged dress which was inspired by a dance performed by Niddy Impekoven and was also captured onto a lamp base with three figures of this elegant lady dancing around the stand.. Other dancing Deco Lady girl figurines which were created by Lorenzl include “Butterfly Wings,” “Spider-Web Dress...

An attractive early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young energetic beauty in a dancing pose, exhibiting excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface deta...

Carl Auböck Model #3310 Large Brass Bell with Leather Handle Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly functional and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass with a rich brown le...

This magnificent silver-gilt and enamel lamp-form clock was produced in Vienna in circa 1870. The clock sits on a lozenge-shaped base, which is enamelled with panels depicting reclin...

I found this very lovely Austrian cold painted terracotta model of a Pug Dogie in seated position with little red collar adorned with gold pain...

Paperknife by Carl Auböck with glanced splint.

Shoehorn shows a mouse by Walter Bosse Original condition.

This listing is for a beautiful Austrian figural pincushion, circa 1890s. A beautiful collector's item and sure to be a lovely addition to any room or collection. Purchased for you a...