- A PORCELAIN BUST OF YOUNG MAIDEN, TURN
A PORCELAIN BUST OF YOUNG MAIDEN, TURN TEPLITZ BOHEMIA,...A PORCELAIN BUST OF YOUNG MAIDEN, TURN TEPLITZ BOHEMIA, REISSNER STELLMACHER & KESSLER, AUSTRIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
porcelain bust of a young maiden, who wears a blue ruffled petticoat embroidered with lace, under a white slip is visible, all with intricate gold detailing, she wears a bonnet and her curly hair is ruffled underneath, she looks to the right with her eyes downcast, marked with factory mark in red underglaze, incised with 11907 underneath; overall height: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.)
CONDITION
The bust appears in good original condition with no apparent issues visible to the naked eye. Inspection under UV shows restoration and overpainting to the edges of the bonnet.
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- 2 TURN TEPLITZ PORCELAIN VASES: 1) Ernst
2 TURN TEPLITZ PORCELAIN VASES: 1) Ernst Wahliss Porcelain Pitcher, 2) Amphora Reissner Ewer. Red stamps at underside of each. Largest Approx. 14.25'' h x 7.25'' l @ handle x 5.25'' w.
CONDITION: Wear consistent with age and use.
- REISSNER, STELLMACHER, & KESSEL CALLA
REISSNER, STELLMACHER, & KESSEL CALLA LILY PITCHER: Austrian Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, Circa 1900, art nouveau pitcher, having a raised Calla lily design. Underside bares a red RSTK stamp and an impressed ''Amphora''. Approx. 13.5'' h x 6.25'' l @ handle x 5'' w.
CONDITION: No condition issues to be noted.
- MUCHA STYLE PAINTED AUSTRIAN AMPHORA
MUCHA STYLE PAINTED AUSTRIAN AMPHORA VASE: Circa 1900, Turn-Teplitz for Reissner, Stellmacher, & Kessel. Impressed ''Amphora'' in an oval. Portrait vase in the ''Summer Queen'' motif, painted in the style of Alphonse Mucha. Red RSTK stamp at underside. A variation of this model illustrated: Byron Vreeland, ''Monsters and Maidens'': Amphora Pottery of the Art Nouveau Era: Collector's Edition, Los Angeles, CA: Fledermaus Press, 2011, cover; p.97. Approx. 6.75'' h x 5'' l x 3.5'' w.
CONDITION: Crazing commensurate with age and use.
- AMPHORA WORKS REISSNER ENAMELED POTTERY
AMPHORA WORKS REISSNER ENAMELED POTTERY URN WITH BIRDS (Circa 1910)The small footed urn is modeled with pronounced bird's heads facing downward in three positions while centering relief designs of spreading stylized feathers having high glaze enamel beading. The base with various impressed marks relating to the Amphora works.Measures 3 x x 5.5 x 5.5 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs, scratches, stain or areas of heavy wear.
- AMPHORA POTTERY JEWELED SEMIRAMIS MOTH
AMPHORA POTTERY JEWELED SEMIRAMIS MOTH VASE, REISSNER, STELLMACHER & KESSEL, 1892-1905Amphora Pottery Jeweled Semiramis Moth Vase, Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel, 1892-1905 Underside with worn red maker's stamp and impressed Amphöra, A.STR_A, and 3261. Dimensions: Height: 9-1/8 in (23.1 cm) Provenance: Property from the Estate of Gregory Johnson
- KäTHE KOLLWITZ (GERMANY, 1867-1945),
KäTHE KOLLWITZ (GERMANY, 1867-1945), "KINDERKOPF" (LOTTE), LITHOGRAPH, 1925. KLIPSTEIN 213C. ED: 130, THIS IMPRESSION ON CREAM WOVE...Käthe Kollwitz (Germany, 1867-1945), "Kinderkopf" (Lotte), lithograph, 1925. Klipstein 213c. Ed: 130, this impression on cream wove paper. Signed with pencil, l.r. Printed with black ink probably by Hermann Birkholz, Berlin. With complete margins. Published by Carl Reissner Verlag, Dresden, framed and matted behind glass, not examined out of frame, wear consistent with age and use including waving of paper and very light mat burn, etc. 135 x 105 mm. (5 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
- FOUR AMPHORA ART NOUVEAU PORCELAIN BUSTSFOUR
FOUR AMPHORA ART NOUVEAU PORCELAIN BUSTSFOUR AMPHORA ART NOUVEAU PORCELAIN BUSTS, Turn-Teplitz, Austria, circa 1892-1906 and 1859-1897, printed crowned EW mark for Ernest Wahliss Alexandra, printed red amphora RStK mark for Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel, blue printed mark and AS monogram mark for Alfred Stellmacher, iron-red printed RSTK amphora marks, model nos. 4053, -, 1074, 1074, including two female half-length busts and two male shoulder-length busts, on squared socles, h: 13.5 in. (4)
- TWO AMPHORA (REISSNER, STELLLMACHER
TWO AMPHORA (REISSNER, STELLLMACHER & KESSEL) PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU SEMI-NUDE FIGURES OF NYMPHSTWO AMPHORA (REISSNER, STELLLMACHER & KESSEL) PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU SEMI-NUDE FIGURES OF NYMPHS, Turn-Teplitz, Austria, 1892-1905, iron-red printed RStK amphora marks, model no. 1044 to the first, various painter's marks, each modeled standing on flower encrusted bases, one as Flora holding a rose garland; the other as the muse, Terpsichore, holding a Bacchanalian lyre, a musical score at her feet, h: 17 in. (2)
- AMPHORA PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU FIGURE
AMPHORA PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU FIGURE GROUP OF AN AMOROUS COUPLEAMPHORA PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU FIGURE GROUP OF AN AMOROUS COUPLE, Turn-Teplitz, Austria, 1892-1905, iron-red printed amphora RStK mark for Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel, impressed model no. 1008 and D, signed in the mold, E. Stellmacher, depicted standing and seated on a garden bench, a large open feather fan and a love letter at their feet, h: 20.5 in.
- THREE IMPERIAL AMPHORA PORCELAIN VASESTHREE
THREE IMPERIAL AMPHORA PORCELAIN VASESTHREE IMPERIAL AMPHORA PORCELAIN VASES, Turn-Teplitz, Austria, 1903-1918, impressed oval uppercase and/or crowned circular marks, the tall vase with red RStK Amphora mark for Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel, model nos. 2080, 465, 1623, including a gilt-dolphin handled spherical bowl painted with a continuous woodland scene, enriched with powdered gilt; an elongated green-ground teardrop vase, the shoulder with a continuous woodland sunrise scene, above enameled flowers and insects, h: 13 in.; and an Alhambra style two-handled double gourd vase painted with a rampant lion and a checkered shield among spade shaped flowers and dots (3)
- (LOT OF 2) AN AMPHORA RSTK PORCELAIN
(LOT OF 2) AN AMPHORA RSTK PORCELAIN BUST AND ERNST WAHLISS PORCELAIN BUST (Lot of 2) A large Amphora (Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel) porcelain bust of a beauty, early 20th century, incised 'E. Stellmacher' to side, base with red printed vase mark with 'TURN-TEPLITZ-BOHEMIA, RStK, Made in Austria,' impressed '1029', 20.75"h, together with a smaller Ernst Wahliss bust of a beauty printed factory mark, impressed 1392, 10"h.