- JUGENDSTIL POLYCHROME GLAZED CERAMIC
JUGENDSTIL POLYCHROME GLAZED CERAMIC FIGUREJugendstil Polychrome Glazed Ceramic Figure, c. 1910, Wiener Kunstkeramische Werkstatte, after Michael Powolny, impressed mark, h. 29 in., dia. 11 1/2 in.
- LOETZ OPALINE GLASS & ENAMEL VASES,
LOETZ OPALINE GLASS & ENAMEL VASES, GROUP OF 3 Loetz Jugendstil opaline glass vases, group of three, with enamel flower details, the flared rim vase (and potentially the others) designed by Michael Powolny with Franz Wilms decoration. Each 4" H.
- MICHAEL POWOLNY FOR LOETZ OPALINE GLASS
MICHAEL POWOLNY FOR LOETZ OPALINE GLASS VASES, 2 Two Loetz Jugendstil striped opaline glass vases, designed by Michael Powolny. Tallest: 5.25" H x 4.25" diameter.
- MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954): FIGURES
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954): FIGURES OF NEPTUNE AND VENUSIn a crackled white glazed earthenware, raised on later custom made white painted wood pedestals.
Neptune 4 ft. 1/2 x 19 x 10 1/2 in.
Venus 47 x 17 1/2 x 14 in.
Note: Michael Powolny an Austrian designer, teacher and celebrated ceramic artist was, with his friend Josef Hoffmann, one of the key figures in the Wiener Werkstatte, a seminal group promoting the development of modern design. Powolny designed the two figures in the above offered lot for the Dianabad Bath House in Vienna. The Bruder Schwadron in Vienna provided all of the architectural ceramic furnishings for the bath house, including 8 of the Neptune sculptures. In the luxurious Dianabad, Neptune was displayed in the mosaic covered niches set high in the walls around the tiled splendor of the gentleman's bath. The Dianabad and the adjourning hotel were both severely damaged during the second World War and were later demolished.
A pair of Powolny's Neptune figures were on display at the MAK, The Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna in 2014, during their exhibition on The Schwadron Brothers. Ref: E. Frottier, Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wein 1900-1950, cat. raisonné 198, ill. 54, 55; T Zickler (ed), Bruder Schwadron, Neue Orte & Spuren, Vienna, 2014, p. 19-123.
Powolny also designed wall tiles for the Theater und Kaberett Fliedermaus, in Vienna. And the famous Palla Athene sculpture for the Palais Stoclet, a Vienna Secession style mansion in Brussels which Josef Hoffmann designed, where it greets visitors from its lofty perch above the entry pavilion.
H.M. Luther Antiques, NY.
Property of a European Collector
Condition
This rare pair is generally, in good overall condition. The Neptune has a sizeable old repair on the reverse of the base with chips to one fish tail. Firing imperfections, scattered staining and crazing throughout. A shallow hairline on the front of the base. Venus has a sizeable firing crack on her right leg and a smaller one on the drapery. Small areas of glaze lifting on the base near her feet. Minor blue spots resulting from glazing imperfections. Both with nicks on the rim of the base resulting from pooling glaze. The bases have scattered scuffing on the tops with minor nicks. Impressive scale.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- LOETZ TANGO LARGE HANDLED ART GLASS
LOETZ TANGO LARGE HANDLED ART GLASS BOWLA large example of Loetz Tango (Czechoslovakia) art glass from Michael Powolny's designs of handled forms, circa 1915-1920. Red and black glass handled bowl, unmarked, measuring 9 7/8" across and 4 1/2" high.
Condition
There is one fleabite to the black rim, otherwise very good condition.
- Michael Powolny for Wiener Keramik.
Michael Powolny for Wiener Keramik. Putti with bear. 1907-08 / c. 1913, glazed porcelain. 6¾ h × 5 w × 4 d in. result: $1,703. estimate: $1,500–2,000. Impressed artist's initials to underside ‘MP’ with manufacturer's cipher.
- 125. SILVER “WIENER WERKSTäTTEN”
125. SILVER “WIENER WERKSTäTTEN” DRESS CANE -CA. 1900 -...125. Silver “Wiener Werkstätten” Dress Cane -Ca. 1900 -Large silver crook handle with a longer and pointed nose decorated in the best “Wiener Werkstätten” or Viennese Workshops taste with applied gorgeous stylized floral elements in a trendsetting, interlaced and modernistic Art Nouveau design. It bears the Austro-Hungarian Empire silver mark for small articles in use from 1867-1922 beside a “WB” maker’s mark and an “800” for the silver title and comes on a smooth and well-streaked partridge shaft and a brass ferrule. The distinctive iconic design of this cane makes of it a first rate collectable. Age complimented the cane and it survived in original condition. -The Wiener Werkstätte (literally Viennese Workshops), a similar idea to Ashbee’s Guild of Handicraft, was officially registered on May 19,1903 as a craftsmen cooperative, producing furniture, metalwork, textiles, glassware, and ceramics (the latter mainly in conjunction with the Wiener Keramik factory, founded in 1906 by Bertold Loffler and Michael Powolny). The Werkstätte’s aims were spelt out in the Arbeitsprogramm, a working program published by Hoffmann and Moser in 1905. Aesthetically, the Werkstätte pursued the innovations of Jugendstil as popularized by the Vienna Secession from 1897. From the outset, despite the patronage of Adolphe Stoclet and textile magnate Fritz Warndorfer, the Werkstätte struggled to achieve economic viability; Moser left, partly for money reasons, in 1907 but Werkstätte continued in existence until 1932. Last year Vienna celebrated the centenary of the Wiener Werkstätte with various museum and gallery exhibitions, which also showed many cane handles. -H. 3 ½” x 4”, O.L. 34 ½” -$500-$900
- MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
FOOTED
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
FOOTED BOWL, CIRCA 1920 cased orange glass with applied trailing decoration12.5cm diameter
- MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
THREE
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
THREE VASES, CIRCA 1915 glass, comprising a SMALL LOBED VASE, 6cm high; a VASE, with black applied knops and ribbing, 11.5cm high; and a SMALL TRUMPET VASE, 11cm high(3)
- MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
BOX
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
BOX & COVER, CIRCA 1920 cased orange and black glass21cm high
- RARE VIENNA SUCCESSIONIST TERRA COTTA
RARE VIENNA SUCCESSIONIST TERRA COTTA SCULPTURE ALLEGORICAL FIGUREAustrian. Possibly Michael Powolny, 1900-1910. The underside impressed. The female figure perhaps an allegorical representation for theater or the arts, elegantly modeled with an elongated face, with long wavy set back hair, a tall slender body dressed in a long gown with exposed bare feet, atop a square base, her right arm at her side, bent outward at the elbow, her arm left holding up a theater mask. Height 29.5 in. Width 9in. Depth 6.5 in. Provenance: The Haggestrom Trust, Jupiter, FL
- A CLASSIC ART DECO BLOWN GLASS CENTERPIECE
A CLASSIC ART DECO BLOWN GLASS CENTERPIECE ATTR LOETZThe clean, bright yellow interior flared rim bowl or centerpiece cased in black glass and raised on four ball feet near the polished pontil is attributed to Michael Powolny for Loetz. There is a block letter acid etched mark of CZECHOSLOVAKIA.Measures 6 x 9.5 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs, scratches or areas of heavy wear.