Ernst Wahliss Signed Vienna Picture Platter Female Head Earthenware, circa 1895

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Ernst Wahliss Signed Vienna Picture Platter Female Head Earthenware, circa 1895

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Vienna Picture Platter with Female Head in Relief made of earthenware mat finish / tinted in various brownish shades as well as in dark cream & ocher yellow colors SUBJECT: Female portrait / head in relief. Long-haired lady having stunning headdress. Style as well as ladie's appearance approach Italian Renaissance, referring to female figurines once created by famous Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), having been active in Florence / Italy. - Additionally, a stunningly modelled frame is existing - it is decorated with rose flower's blossoms and leaves, both attached to stems running around / the frame's part below shows a landscape with village. HALLMARKED: Made in Austria / Ernst Wahliss / Turn Wien (impressed) (number) 305 (inscribed) MADE CIRCA 1895/1900 MANUFACTURER: ERNST WAHLISS (1837 - 1900) Wahliss was a well-known Austrian businessman as well as manufacturer of ceramics and porcelain. Born in Saxony, he moved to Austria and founded a shop of porcelain in Viennese Kärtnerstrasse, shortly after the year 1863. The so-said Wahliss big store was opened in 1879 - even Emperor Franz Joseph I. visited its opening. Wahliss had a shop in London, too, as from the year 1883 additionally, he purchased the Bohemian porcelain manufactory Stellmacher in Turn-Teplitz in year 1894. - Wahliss left a huge fortune when he died in year 1900. ____________________________________________________________________________________ measures: total height: 55.5 cm (= 21.85 inches) total width: 37.5 cm (= 14.76 inches) depth: 3.0 cm (= 1.18 inches) CONDITION: EXCELLENT (there aren't any imperfections existing)

Creator:
Ernst Wahliss (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 21.85 in (55.5 cm)Width: 14.76 in (37.5 cm)Depth: 1.18 in (3 cm)
Style:
Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware,Glazed,Painted
Place of Origin:
Austria
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1895
Condition:
there aren't any imperfections existing.
Seller Location:
Vienna, AT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU101443578942