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Vally Wieselthier Ceramic Head, Hand from Manhattan Wiener Werkstätte Showroom

$100,000per set
£74,244.68per set
€86,515.48per set
CA$138,832.30per set
A$155,292.65per set
CHF 80,815.21per set
MX$1,911,705.52per set
NOK 1,028,136.95per set
SEK 964,595.13per set
DKK 645,491.80per set
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About the Item

This head and hand are all that remain of Vally Wieselthier’s masterpiece installed at the Wiener Werkstätte America's Manhattan NYC showroom. For an en situ photo see: Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie publication "Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932 The Luxury of Beauty", page 479. And Eugene Clute"The Treatment of Interiors" 1926 Pencil Points Press NYC, Page 58. Total height of head with base 19". Only 'White Glove" art shipping.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Vienna Secession (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1910-1919
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1911
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. 'As is' fragments with the breaks exposed. But for minor losses in the depiction of the (heads) hair, the surviving pieces are in very good condition.
  • Seller Location:
    Sharon, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3438318323912

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