Austrian Ceramics

Goldscheider Vienna Rare Figurine: Lady with Shawl Designed Before 1937 Made circa 1937 Model number 8896 / 8 Hallmarked: Goldscheider Wien (= VIENNA) stamp mark / Made in ...

Very rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: The standing pretty young lady with her hair combed back and pinned up at the neck merely covers her nakedness with a large, gre...

A large and impressive Art Nouveau/Jugendstil Austrian Imperial Amphora art pottery twin handled vase with tube lined bird designs dating from the early 20th century. In addition...

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...

Two girls under a large umbrella, in short dresses, one holding a doll tucked under her arm, whispering something in the other's ear. On a light oval base. Designed by STEPHAN DA...

Rare Art Ceramic Figure of the 1920s: Depiction of a young musician dressed as Pierrette, sitting on a pedestal with her lute, wearing a wide red costume with knee-length harem pants...

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...

Rare Goldscheider ceramics of the 1930s The standing young variety dancer is only dressed in high heels. Looking to the left over her shoulder...

Delicate Goldscheider Art Déco Ceramic Figurine of the late 1930s: Gracefully posing dancer in dark red costume: polka-dot bustier and short skirt at the front with long, wide, slit ...

Depiction of a young, beautiful, barefoot dancer with artfully pinned-up hair, adorned with a ribbon of rose petals, and with her gaze lowered, in a softly falling, sleeveless dress ...

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...

Remarkable Art Deco Goldscheider ceramics figurine of the 1930s: Young dancer with short hair, bowing in front of her audience, so that the plea...

Excellent Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Ceramic Figurine: Dancer in Spanish costume: long skirt with slit above the knee and embroidered bolero jac...

Very large and rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine: Art Déco execution of an Art Nouveau design around 1909: young woman as the personification of beauty, with hair tied at th...

Very rare Goldscheider ceramic figurine of the 1930s: Standing young pretty lady with a broad-brimmed hat on her curly, chin-length hair, wearing only heels and covering her nakedne...

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...

Vintage ceramic thermos with metal cover coffee can germany around 1950s Ceramic Metal cover removable Original condition

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...

Very rare Art Deco Goldscheider art ceramic figurine around 1930. Shown is Zerline Balten, a Viennese dancer and actress who accompanies herself on a banjo in her 'fantasy dance'. T...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Representation of a young lady in a brown, Japanese silk coat over light, baggy trousers, hai...

Gmundner ceramic Bowl with top vienna around 1950s bowl gmundner cermic vienna Original condition

Very Rare And Exceptional Goldscheider Art Déco Ceramic Figure: Striding girl in blue coat over beige dress and matching blue cap with beige border with red embroidery pattern, gray ...

A fine pair of Vienna Style Porcelain tureens and covers. Each cover with finely painted figural mythological scenes of Venus, Cupid and nymphs in the style of Angelica Kaufmann...

Goldscheider Vienna Dancing Lady Clad In Multicolored Dress Designed by Stefan (= Stephen) Dakon (1904 - 1992), circa 1933 / made 1935-19...

A naturalist Majolica jardinière with different kind of leaves, large ferns leaves, a branch on the front and a nest with birds threatened by a snake signed Johann Maresch (1821-1914...

Goldscheider vienna gorgeous dancingy figurines: The Spanish Dance Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) / one of the most important designers having been active for Goldscheider ...

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...

A rare version of one of the most famous models from the Wiener Goldscheider manufactory as a lamp: Depiction of the dancer Niddy Impekoven (1904-2002) performing the dance ‘The Capt...

Goldscheider Vienna nicest lady dancer. Designed circa 1933 by Stephan Dakon (1904-1997) / made 1938 model number 7699 / 107 / 31 painter's and modeller's signs at reverse side ...

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in Country style. Glazed in ice blue and handsfree painting in white. The decor shows a hands-free painted pomegranate with butterflies and a ha...

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

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in country style. Decorated with a handpainted pomegranate decor in the center with butterflies and a hands-free painted garlande . Produced an...

This is an antique wall charger. An Austrian, gilt ceramic decorative plate, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Striking classica...

Rare Goldscheider Ceramics Figure of the 1920s. Representation of a young dancer in a knee-length dress with a white flounce neckline, elaborate...

Hands-free painted pottery rectangular dish from Austria in Black Forest style. Grren glazed pottery decorated with a hands-painted tree decor in green all around. Showing trees in t...

Majolica butterfly plate Josef Steidl Znaim, circa 1890.

Set of six country style hands-free painted ceramic dinner plates. Glazed in sage green and decorated with a handpainted white pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painte...

Majolica butterfly plate Josef Steidl Znaim, circa 1890.

Set of six country style hands-free painted ceramic dinner plates. Glazed in blue and decorated with a handpainted white pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garl...

This is a pair of antique display plates. An Austrian, ceramic serving charger with classical taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Wonderful European romanticism...

Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel - Imperial Amphora - Art Nouveau buttressed ceramic vase with embossed sunflowers, painted leaves and applied 'jewels' - signed on the base - Austria -...

Hands-free painted pottery rectangular dish in sage green from Austria in country style. Decorated with a hands-free painted pomegrante and a garland in white all around. Showing trees in the bottom and a handpainted green garland...

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in black forest style. Decorated with handpainted trees in green in the and a hands-free painted garlande . Produced and handsfree painted in A...

A fine pair Austrian antique terracotta figural match holders and strikers dating from around 1890. The figures comprised of one modeled as a girl carrying a basket on her back with ...

Circa 1910, by Robert Hanke for Royal Wettina, Austria. Spectacularly ahead of its time, this ultra-modern secessionist vase is bold in shape and subtl...

Hands-free painted pottery mug from Austria in Black Forest style. Decorated with a hand-painted decor in green all around. Showing trees in the front and a handpainted fox in green ...

Hands-free painted pottery rectangular dish from Austria in Black Forest style. Decorated with a hand-painted tree decor in green all around. Showing trees ...

Hands-free painted round pottery dish from Austria in Black Forest style. Decorated with a hand-painted tree decor in green all around. Showing trees in the bottom and a handpainted green garland...

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...

Country Style set of six hands-free painted ceramic cereal dishes or soup dishes. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in blue. The garlande can be ordered in different colors. Produced in Austria in the typical Austrian country style. Bowls and diner plates...

Country Style set of six hands-free painted ceramic dinner plates. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in pink. The g...

Set of six country style hands-free painted ceramic dinner plates. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in blue. The g...

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in country style. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center with butterflies and a hands-free painted garlande . The garlande can be ordered in different colors. Produced and handsfree painted in Austria in the typical and traditional Austrian country style. The shape of the dish is a very old traditional Austrian form. Used in farmhouses for hundreds of years. Perfect for salad, fruit or only as a decor object...

Set of six hands-free painted ceramic cups with saucers in country style. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in pink...

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in country style. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center with butterflies and a hands-free painted garlande in green...

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in country style. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center with butterflies and a hands-free painted garlande . The garlande can be ordered in different colors. Produced and handsfree painted in Austria in the typical and traditional Austrian country style. The shape of the dish is a very old traditional Austrian form. Used in farmhouses for hundreds of years. Perfect for salad, fruit or only as a decor object...

Large hands-free painted pottery dish in country style. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center with butterflies and a hands-free painted garlande in black...

Posing young revue dancer with a pageboy hairstyle, taking a step forward while lifting the bellflower-shaped hem of her short blue dress with a fur collar and colourful stylised flo...