Completed Auction
A Viennese 'Jugendstil' Collection
DorotheumLocation
Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Category
fine art or collectable
Featured Work
Bronze, cold-patinated in bronze and silver tones; carved ivory; mounted on a stepped stone base; one finger professionally restored; inscribed Chiparus on the base, stamped Bronze and 1 on the lower back of the dress; partly rubbed, base with some chipping; overall height: 39.5 cm. (MP) Literature: Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, p. 161, p. 92. The present item is subject to conservation legislation (ASI). A certificate for commercial activities (CITES) has been applied for but is not yet available. This document is a legal requirement for a valid sale. The objects can only be released after the CITES permit has been issued. If it is not issued, the purchase must be canceled. For further information, please contact Ms. Amplatz, MA, BA: lisa.amplatz@dorotheum.at; +43151560553 Due to species protection regulations, export from the EU is not possible!
Demetre Chiparus (Dorohoi 1886-1947 Paris), a dancer "Shimmer", Paris, c. 1925
Lot: 1
Estimate: EUR 10,000
Selected Works from the Sale

Two four-light silver candlesticks, Vienna, from May 1922
800 silver, with hammered decoration; four flower-shaped candle sockets and a sphere in the centre; domed twelve-sided foot; foot marked 800, toucan silver purity hallmark and maker's mark (mis-struck); height 22.8 cm; weight: 1,419.8 g. (MP)
Estimate EUR 2,200
Lot 170

Michael Powolny, a ‘Donauweibchen’ box, WK model number 52, model: 1910/12, executed by Wiener Keramik, by 1912
Oval, straight-sided lidded box on four ball feet, with sculptural figural group on the lid: nude "Donauweibchen" and kneeling "Eiserner Mann" in armour on a stylised flower meadow; continuous inscription around the rim of the lid: "DONAUWEIBCHEN UND EISERNER MANN ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE KAISERSTADT WIEN"; light-bodied ceramic, polychrome glazed and partly decorated in gold colour; rubbed, minimal chipping; traces of adhesive; underside impressed with company mark and MP; height 17.8 cm. (MP) Literature: MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Photo Archive, inventory number WWF 89-48-5; Arlt, Weilinger, Wiener Keramik, pp. 226f.
Estimate EUR 600
Lot 108

A "Serpent" vase, designed on 23 April 1924, René Lalique Wingen-sur-Moder
Clear mould-pressed glass with coiled snake; underside with signature R. Lalique; height 25.2 cm. (MP) Literature: Marcilhac, René Lalique, model no. 896, p. 416.
Estimate EUR 1,800
Lot 3

A large silver tray with stylised bellflower decoration, Gebrüder Frank, Vienna, by May 1922
800 silver, chased; pointed oval basic shape; outer rim with intertwined leaf and bellflower decoration; exterior marked with Diana's head silver purity hallmark (800) and maker's mark as well as date letter A; length 61.9 cm, width 25.3 cm, height 2.3 cm; weight: 1,242.4 g. (MP)
Estimate EUR 1,900
Lot 177

A goblet, model number 2597, designed by Leo Moser (?), with Fipop oroplastic decoration, Moser Karlsbad, c. 1923
Brown topaz glass, stem cut with multiple facets and extensively curved cut bowl; with nodus above the stem; below the first level of cutting on the bowl with an etched and gilt band with vegetal motifs; underside engraved Made in Czecho Slovakia Moser Karlsbad; height 17.7 cm. (MP) Literature: 1923 Production Catalogue, model number 2597, in: Moser Karlsbad, catalogue, p. 99.
Estimate EUR 220
Lot 162

A vase with underwater decoration, grasses and flowers, Emile Gallé, Nancy, c. 1900
Clear glass, underlaid in green with blue inclusions; brown overlay, modelled in high and low relief and etched; decoration with flowers and grasses; martelé ground; etched signature Gallé on the lower body; height 12.3 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 750
Lot 115

Clement Massier (Vallauris 1844-1917), a vase, Golfe-Juan, c. 1900
Red-bodied ceramic, glazed in blue and brown-red and decorated in gold colour; underside stamped Clement Massier Golfe Juan (A. M.) and painted C. M. Golfe Juan A. M.; height 15.3 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 220
Lot 34

An intercalaire vase "Les secrets de la mer", Emile Gallé, Nancy, c. 1900
Greenish glass with intercalary decoration; with red overlay and green-black oxide inclusions; decoration etched in high and low relief; bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus), serrated wrack (Fucus serratus), coral branches and marine creatures; surface matt-etched; irregularities due to the production process; etched signature Gallé on the foot; height 19.8 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 2,400
Lot 12

Henri Bergé, a "Lotus" vase, Amalric Walter, Nancy, 1906-13
Pâte-de-verre in white, yellow, red and green; decoration with lotus flowers; signed A Walter Nancy on the lower body, H Berge SC on the foot; height 16.2 cm. (MP) Literature: Tacon, Hurstel, Amalric Walter, p. 79.
Estimate EUR 850
Lot 17

A centrepiece, Amalric Walter, Nancy, c. 1906-20
Pâte-de-verre in yellow and violet; with glossy, slightly raised decoration below the mouth; minimal chipping to the mouth; inscribed A Walter Nancy on the interior of the bowl; height 9 cm, diameter 13.4 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 220
Lot 19

Rudolf Knörlein, a standing mask: female head with hair ornament and flower, model number 6305, Wiener Manufaktur Friedrich Goldscheider, by 1941
Red-bodied ceramic, polychrome glazed; underside stamped with company mark (GS 19) and Made in Austria as well as painted model number and marks; height 23.1 cm. (MP) Literature: Dechant, Goldscheider, Goldscheider Werkverzeichnis, p. 428.
Estimate EUR 150
Lot 25

An "Avallon" vase, René Lalique, Wingen-sur-Moder, designed: 17.1.1927
Clear mould-pressed glass with relief decoration of birds among branches with berries; minimal chipping to the mouth; underside stamped Lalique France; height 14.8 cm. (MP) Literature: Marcilhac, René Lalique, no. 986, p. 436.
Estimate EUR 240
Lot 29

A vase, Sarreguimenes, France, c. 1920
Light-bodied earthenware, glazed in shades of brown, red and green; partly decorated in gold colour; underside impressed with company mark, model number 3112 and R; height 15 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 120
Lot 33

Two vases, Zsolnay, Pécs
Light-bodied porcelain-faience, with coulée glaze in blue, green and brown; underside impressed Zsolnay; height 11.1 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 500
Lot 38

A vase with galvanoplastic mount, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900
Décor: Crete Papillon; green glass densely rolled in silver-yellow splashes; body indented four times; mould-blown; reduced and iridescent; front of the body with galvanoplastic floral mount with integrated internal detailing; rim of the mouth also with galvanoplastic mount; height 11 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 240
Lot 46

A vase with gilt floral mount, Schliersee Glassworks, c. 1900
Décor: cf. ‘Metallic-red Glatt’; clear glass with yellow underlay and red overlay; mould-blown and shaped; reduced and iridescent; mouth indented four times; with gilt metal mount in an arabesque shape with floral motifs; one section detached (requires soldering); height 29.4 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 600
Lot 43

Six silver bowls, Passoni, Venice, from 1968
800 silver, partly with hammered decoration; six-lobed form; underside marked 800, Passoni and city and silver marks; height 4.3 cm, diameter 13.7 cm; weight: 661 g. (MP)
Estimate EUR 950
Lot 193

A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900
Décor: Cobalt Papillon (1898); solid cobalt-blue ground internally decorated with dense silver-yellow splashes; mould-blown; iridescent and reduced; height 28.6 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 500
Lot 51

Two brass objects: a centrepiece and a lidded box
Brass; centrepiece with hammered decoration; height 8.6 cm; lidded box with figural lid; dimensions: length 11.3 cm, width 8.4 cm, height 4.3 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 80
Lot 201

A vase, Josef Rindskopf Söhne, Teplitz, Schönau, c. 1900/05
Décor: "Pulled Feather on Papillon"; yellow opalescent glass with large silver-yellow inclusions; internally decorated from bottom to top with blue, white and red colour applications pulled into irregular patterns, these pulled into feather-like patterns; mould-blown and shaped; reduced and iridescent; upper section with brass mount, the latter undulating in the lower section; height 21.5 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 360
Lot 57

A liqueur set in the manner of Josef Hoffmann, comprising: two decanters with stoppers and seven liqueur glasses, c. 1925/1930
Clear glass and iridescent muslin glass; one stopper made of black glass, ground on the underside; heights of the decanters: 20.4 cm and 21.7 cm; height of the liqueur glasses: 10.4 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 220
Lot 62

Three vases with floral decoration, from the Campina series, Amphora Werke Rissner, Stellmacher & Kessel, Turn-Teplitz, c. 1918-38
Light-bodied ceramic, polychrome glazed; partly in enamel cloisonné technique; vase with white ground also with stylised animals; underside impressed with 15873, stamped Amphora and crown; height 14 cm; small vase with model number 15040 and number 19 on the underside, with oval company stamp; height 8.9 cm; taller vase with green company stamp depicting an eagle and Imperial Amphora; height 20.4 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 150
Lot 69

Gustav Gurschner, a kneeling female servant with a bowl, c. 1910
Light-bodied ceramic, glazed white; inscribed Gurschner on the lower reverse; height 24.5 cm. (MP) Literature: cf. catalogue raisonné of Gustav Gurschner, GG-1903002, here an executed ceramic figure (height 20 cm) with the additional note: the bronze work created in 1903/04 served as the model.
Estimate EUR 180
Lot 76

An odalisque, model number 4940, Amphora Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel, Turn-Teplitz, c. 1906
Earthenware, polychrome and gold colour decoration; partly rubbed; reverse with two small openings (presumably for an object); underside of the circular base with impressed circular Imperial mark as well as Austria, Amphora, crown and model number 4940 as well as number 37; height 51.5 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 150
Lot 73

An expressive bronze bird
Bronze, patinated brown and green; unmarked; partly rubbed; height 21 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 220
Lot 84

Two bronze bowls with female motifs and a bronze bowl with a cat and a fish
Bronze, gilt; bowl with cat and fish stamped Geschützt on the underside; dimensions: 17.5 x 13.6 cm; bowl with female flute player: 20.4 x 17.7 cm; seated female figure: 14.7 x 13 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 120
Lot 82

Three bronze bowls with female motifs
Bronze, gilt; partly patinated; dimensions: 12.1 x 12.1 cm; 11.7 x 10.3 cm; 20.5 x 11.5 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 120
Lot 83

A wall plate with orchid decoration, Schütz, Blansko, c. 1900
Light-bodied ceramic, polychrome glazed; relief decoration with a flowering orchid and surrounding arabesque forms; underside impressed with company mark and number 934(?); diameter 26.9 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 80
Lot 86

An octagonal side table with two shelves
Beechwood, stained mahogany colour; each with brass edging above; a few restorations; signs of age and use; height 75.5 cm, length 55.5 cm, width 30 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 180
Lot 92

Two armchairs, c. 1920/30
Oak, stained; seat and backrest subsequently covered with brown leather; a few restorations; signs of age and use; height 93 cm, seat height 46 cm, width 60 cm, depth 50 cm. (MP)
Estimate EUR 180
Lot 94