JUGENDSTIL POLYCHROME GLAZED CERAMICJUGENDSTIL 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 GLASSMICHAEL 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): FIGURESMICHAEL 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 GLASSLOETZ 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
FOOTEDMICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
FOOTED BOWL, CIRCA 1920 cased orange glass with applied trailing decoration12.5cm diameter
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
THREEMICHAEL 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
BOXMICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
BOX & COVER, CIRCA 1920 cased orange and black glass21cm high
RARE VIENNA SUCCESSIONIST TERRA COTTARARE 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 CENTERPIECEA 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.
VALLY WIESELTHIER (1895 - 1945) FORVALLY WIESELTHIER (1895 - 1945) FOR SEBRING: GROUP OF GLAZED POTTERYVally Wieselthier (1895 - 1945) for Sebring: Group of Glazed Pottery, second quarter 20th century; comprising a pair of three-light candelabra, each with foil manufacturer's label "Art Ceramic by Sebring" and numbered 508 / 803, 8 x 9 x 4 in. (20.3 x 22.9 x 10.2 cm.); a footed round bowl with reticulated cover, unmarked, 9 x 8 in. (22.9 x 20.3 cm.); and a figure of a standing woman with buckets, unmarked, 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; each covered with blue glaze Provenance: Property from the personal collection of Jeff Schuerholz of Fat Chance, the iconic Los Angeles store for the Hollywood elite. Note: Jeff Schuerholz spent close to 50 years serving Los Angeles, from pioneering Melrose to developing the Los Angeles fixture that was Fat Chance. His connection to the stars, "including David Bowie, Jocelyn Wildenstein, and everyone in between," generated enthusiasm and started new trends in the design world. Schuerholz says his "dream as a kid was always to do something that would involve people from all over the globe." Fat Chance could be seen in dozens of Hollywood movies over the past four decades, including "Dreamgirls." Vally Wieselthier was born in Vienna in 1895. She attended the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, studying painting under Kolo Moser, architecture under Josef Hoffmann, and ceramics under Michael Powolny. Founding her own workshop in Vienna in 1922, she exhibited ceramic sculptures at the ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes' in Paris in 1925. In 1927 she became head of the ceramics workshop at the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1932, after taking part in the ‘International Exhibition of Ceramic Art' at the Metropolitan Museum, she moved to New York and established a studio there, working closely with the Sebring Company and the Cowan Pottery in Cleveland, Ohio. Condition: Each piece in good condition; no chips, cracks, or repairs. The figure with a 1/4 inch-wide inherent glaze skip to the rear edge of the base.
ORANGE AND BLACK "TANGO" GLASS VASEORANGE AND BLACK "TANGO" GLASS VASE In the manner of Michael Powolny (Austrian, 1871-1959) for Loetz, a "Tango" piped art glass vase, possibly Loetz, the pontil cut and polished, apparently unmarked, with scalloped edge, short neck, and tapering baluster form body on circular base, the orange "Tango" glass with pulled black edges and ribbing. 9.5" H x 7.5" diameter.
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
'TITANIA'MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
'TITANIA' BOWL, CIRCA 1918 glass12.5cm diameterLiterature:Lo?tz, Bo?hmisches Glas 1880-1940, Book 1, p 290
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
BOWL,MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ
BOWL, CIRCA 1918 coloured glass; together with JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) FOR WIENER WERKSTÄTTE bowl, circa 1910, coloured glass, manufactured by Moser, Karlsbad, etched stamp WW/ MOSER KARLSBAD, 19.5cm diameter; together with a BOWL BY MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) FOR LOETZ, glass, 25.5cm diameter(2)25.5cm diameter
Michael Powolny Wiener Werkstatte AustriaMichael Powolny Wiener Werkstatte Austria Pottery Sculpture
Dimensions: H: 10 inches: W: 6.5 inches: D: 4.5 inches ---
Condition: repair around neck.
Michael Powolny Wiener Werkstatte AustriaMichael Powolny Wiener Werkstatte Austria Pottery Sculpture. Young Woman with Flower Basket. Cream porcelain with black hand painted highlights
Dimensions: H: 10 inches: W: 6.5 inches: D: 4.5 inches ---
Condition: repair around neck.
MICHAEL POWOLNY LOETZ AUSF 157 ART GLASSMICHAEL POWOLNY LOETZ AUSF 157 ART GLASS VASE Austria, Czechoslovakia,1871-1954Squat form with black linear lines over an orange ground.
Four att. Michael Powolny Art Deco Vases(AustrianFour att. Michael Powolny Art Deco Vases(Austrian 1871-1954) the first piece is an unusual metallic blue and green vase with three cobalt ball feet and cobalt rim signed ''Czechoslovakia'' (7.75 in.); (3) opaque vases including: an orange low bowl with applied cobalt feet and rim signed ''Czechoslovakia'' (3 x 5.25 in.) a yellow trumpet vase with black rim (7.25 in.) and an orange trumpet vase with black rim and foot signed ''Czechoslovakia'' (10.75 in.).Expected wear to bases.Collection of a Gentleman Durham NC