Austrian Ceramics

Pair of polychromed ceramic vase by Julius Dressler, Austria, early 20th century.  

Depicted is a young musician, dressed up as Pierrot, who is sitting on the elongated base with his legs outstretched and hugging his lute. He wears a green suit with a wide, multi-la...

Very rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's: Depiction of a standing Pierrot in a slightly bent position, his right hand in the...

Rare Art Deco Goldscheider Ceramics Figurine A young musician is depicted who, dressed as Pierrette, sits on a pedestal with her lute. Her wide ...

Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics figurine The dancer wears a dance dress in red-brown tones cut low at the front and back with a wide, short ...

Rare Art Deco Goldscheider ceramics figurine The dancer wears a blue-green dance dress cut low in front and at the back with a wide, short skirt...

Exceptional Art Déco Goldscheider Figurine by Josef Lorenzl The young man dressed as a jester with a fool's cap sits on a green base. An owl sits on his left outstretched hand. With the right index finger raised, the fool seems to regulate the bird. Referring to his name, 'Eulenspiegel', which literally translated means: 'owl mirror...

Very rare Art Deco goldscheider ceramics figurine The young lady with a brunette page-boy head, shown is the German actress Emmy Sturm (1900-1977), is wearing turquoise silk pajamas...

A beautiful glazed terracotta nude, shown in a contrapposto pose. She is both modern, with her stylish hair and classical, harking back to ancient Roman sculpture...

Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1920s: Standing pierrette leaned forward and holding her hands together behind her back, in a white costume with a multi-layered, pine-cone-like balloon...

Very rare Art Deco Goldscheider ceramic figure of the 1920s. Depiction of Till Eulenspiegel in a uniform costume with brown ribbons, framed by a black zigzag pattern, with matching shoes, a large ruff and a brown fool's cap, leaning on a pedestal covered with a colored cloth and playing a flute. On a black oval base with the artist's signature 'Kostial' on the back of the pedestal. Originally from Germany, Till Eulenspiegel allegedly lived as a wandering rogue in the 14th century, born around 1300 in Kneitlingen near Brunswick. He traveled around the Holy Roman Empire and other parts of Europe, as a country traveler he became the protagonist of a Middle Low German collection of swans, which was first published by a Strasbourg publisher without naming an author long after his death around 1510. In later illustrations, the fool's cap became his most important attribute and distinguishing mark, often with 'Donkey ears' and / or bells occupied. 'Eulenspiegel' made his main entrance in English- speaking culture late in the 19th century as 'Owlglass', but was first mentioned in English literature by Ben Jonson in his comedic play The Alchemist. Designed by Josef KOSTIAL...

Ceramic lamp stand with expressive head designed by Gudrun Baudisch executed by Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1928 marked Austrian Art In this ceramic object, Gudrun Baudisch combines her...

GOLDSCHEIDER VIENNA SO-SAID "ASCHENKINDL" Designed by Ernst WEBER, circa 1928 made circa 1928 - 30 model number 5790 / 32 / 1 HALLMARKED: Goldscheider WIEN (= VIENNA) stamp mark Made in Austria SUBJECT: THERE IS A FIGURE OF A SITTING BOY WEARING A SMALL ROUND HAT - he balances a pot for keeping matchsticks. Additionally, there is a large round platter for putting ash on it existing. The boy is clad in lovely costume - a jacket with mesh and large-checked trousers...

A wonderful ceramic, pottery cat designed by Kitty Rix and executed by the Wiener Werkstatte in the late 1920's. It was produced as a lamp and has an old leviton fixture and some new...

Rarest Goldscheider Vienna figurine Veil Dance Model 5570 by Stephan Dakon circa 1926, 14.17 inches Designed by Stephan DAKON (1904-1992) / one of most important designers having been active for Goldscheider manufactory in period of 1920-1940 / design of this model circa 1926. Manufactured circa 1926 Model number 5570 / 45 / 8 Marks: Goldscheider Wien (= Vienna) stamp mark existing. Made in Austria / Hand-decorated Painter's sign D1 III M - additional mark after 1925 Signature of modeller 'Dakon' on the back of the base Subject: 'VEIL DANCE' lady in elegant dance pose The lady dancer is holding a long piece of cloth, the veil, on both ends with nearly outstretched arms. The fabric forms a long loop that is reaching down to the floor. She tilts her upper body slightly to the left and with her head in laid back position she is looking down with nearly closed eyes. The dancer is clad in a one-piece suit...

Painted ceramic "Aida Odalisque" by Josef Lorenzl signed Goldscheider. Art Deco period, Vienna, circa 1925.

Finest Viennese ceramic art from the 1920s: The standing young lady holds a black mask in front of her in her folded hands and looks dreamily to the side. She wears a green two-piece suit with a slouchy top and ruff...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1920s A standing dancer looking to the side with arms crossed and raised in front of her is shown. The young lady wears a Russian costume, decorated with elaborate blue embroidery, with a high fur cap and a highly tailored, fur-lined coat with wide sleeves, tight trousers and high, black heeled boots...

Goldscheider Spanish dancer with a fan signed by Joseph Lorenzl, Austria, 1922. Model 5232.

Most elegant mocha set for six persons made of cream white ceramics / glazed and partially black painted / very interesting stylized monochrome pattern: It is strongly influenced by designs created by Dagobert Peche ! We're presenting here: Lidded mocha pot...

Exceptional Austrian Putto in the style of Michael Powolny with bow, arrow and quiver on his back sitting on a colorful bed of blue bubbles. Magnificent s...

Female Oriental Figurine Wearing Costume: Tall Odalisque Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) / one of most important designers having been active for Goldscheider manufactory in...

Elegant vase  made of cream white ceramics / glazed and partially black painted very interesting stylized pattern Bibliography: Waltraud Neuwirth, Markenlexikon fuer Kunstgewerb...

Goldscheider Vienna gorgeous table lamp with lady figurine called ruth Model created by ROSÉ (= an artist's pseudonym / signed at backside) Designed, circa 1911-1912. made ci...

Amphora earthenware shaped vase, Viennese, Austria, from the beginning of the 20th century, circa 1900 with four stylized handles.

Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Item Modelled by Ferdinand Doblinger (1872-1935), circa 1910. Manufactured by 'Wiener Kunstkeramische Werkstätte...

Michael Powolny Art Nouveau centrepiece with three cherubs - most lovely ceramics item! Modelled by Michael Powolny (1871 - 1954), circa 1907. Hallmarked: Manufactured by Wiener Keramik (Vienna Ceramics) (WK / hallmarked). Material is ceramics (multicolored painted / glossy finish). Model 113 (model number is impressed / bottom glazed) Monogram of "Michael Powolny (MP)" is impressed, too. Made 1912. ________________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Most lovely three naked male cherub's figurines holding a round plate attached to their heads / the mentioned plate is blue painted at bottom side / the surface of tiered round socle is partially moss green shaded. ________________________________________________________________________________ Height: 21.0 cm (= 8.66 inches) Diameter of platter: 24.5 cm (= 9.64 inches) ________________________________________________________________________________ Bibliography: Waltraud Neuwirth, Markenlexikon für Kunstgewerbe (3), Wiener Keramik / Modelle 1906-13; pages 100-101 Elisabeth Frottier, "Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900-1950", Vienna 1990, page 200, List of Work (= Werkverzeichnis) number W 113 (WV 61), Model 113 ________________________________________________________________________________ Experts of Fine Arts assess Michael Powolny's work nowadays as result of activity of one the most important ceramics sculptors / designers of Austrian Art Nouveau. Most of Powolny's successors were strongly under his sway since Powolny had left 'large steps' in Viennese Art of Ceramics. Excellent condition. ____________________________________________________________________________________ About Michael Powolny (Sculptor). As both a designer and a teacher, the Austrian ceramicist and glassware designer Michael Powolny was an important figure in the development of modernist aesthetics in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. His romantic sculptural pottery figures embrace the lush, dynamic stylings of Gustav Klimt and other progressive artists, while his functional pieces — such as glass bowls and vases — employ the simple linear and geometric ornamentation that marked the work of Josef Hoffmann and other members of the Wiener Werkstätte Community of designers and craftsmen. Powolny received classical training in ceramics from his father, a potter, and at the Vienna School of Applied Arts, but later joined in the modernizing movement in the Austrian arts at the close of the 19th century. In 1897, Klimt, Hoffman, Koloman Moser and other artists and architects founded the Vienna Secession, a group that fought for freedom of expression against the city’s tradition-bound arts establishment. Powolny’s work reflects the changing times. He used classical figures in his ceramics — female nudes, cherubs — yet would dress them in modern ornament such as garlands of abstract, geometric flowers. Pieces from Powolny’s ceramics company were sold through the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops) founded by Hoffmann and Moser, and Hoffman later hired Powolny to create ceramic ornamentation for his architectural masterpiece, the Palais Stoclet in Brussels. Powolny would go on to design glassware that combines elegant, tapering forms with precise linear decoration. His most influential work may have come as a professor at the School of Applied Arts, where he taught both Lucie Rie, the great Austrian-British modernist ceramicist, and the American potter Viktor Schreckengost, creator of the “Jazz Bowl...

Very nice terracotta girl by the well known Austrian artist Susi singer. Made by Gudrun Baudisch. (SS). Made in Austria.

A beautiful Art Deco tea pot with lid, dated circa 1940, made of pottery / stoneware with lovely brown glaze, designed by Vally Wieselthier. In very good ...

Pair of glazed ceramic woman. Art Nouveau period. Vienna, circa 1900.

A Wiener Keramik Werkstätte centerpiece in black and off white. The piece by the wiener Keramische likely dates to circa 1910 or so. It is stamped WKW on the base and marked Austria ...

MOST LOVELY ART NOUVEAU CHERUB FIGURINE ATTACHED TO LID OF BOX / BOWL MADE CIRCA 1910 MODELLED BY CARL KLIMT (BORN 1876 IN TEPLITZ - DIED 1945 IN ZINNWALD / BOHEMIA) ...

Lovely set of five antique German Earthenware kitchen objects. You see two large beer bottles or jugs. Two Gugelhupf moulds (or Kouglof) for baking ...

Goldscheider Vienna Dancing Spanish Couple Clad in Spanish Garments. Model created by Karl Perl (1876 - 1965) / designed circa 1922. Mad...

Exquisite early Wiener Werkstätte box in glazed earthenware with embellished lid. Signed impressed mark to underside: "WW Made in Austria (illegi...

A delightlful Austrian or German Art Deco glazed ceramic bowl in green. Two white glazed mouse figures are perched at the bowl's opening. Diameter: 4.5", Height: 2.75". Marked by mak...

Art deco green colored glazed vintage tile, which shows a motif with a violinist. An amazing vintage tile designed by Michael Powolny, circa 1925, ...

Austrian Huge Ceramics Vase 'Four Seasons' deriving from Keramos / Vienna manufactory, designed by Susi Singer (1895 - 1965) made circa 1925 Excellently manufactured ceramics vase of most interesting shape: The bellied vase of tapering type stands...

Round bowl with dual domed lid, with cherub en miniature attached to top piece / further, a garland of flower's blossoms with leaves is laid on lid of bowl. Made circa 1912 Modelled by Bertold...

Charming and sensuous at the same time, this finely detailed lidded jar by Willi Russ for the Karau ceramic works in Vienna is alive with detail, including ...

One of the most famous and elegant models from the Goldscheider manufacture: The dance 'Der Gefangene Vogel' performed by the dancer Niddy Impekoven (1904-2002) in the early twenties...