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A very rare viennese art déco ceramic figure: japanese girl with a flower-adorned page-boy hairstyle standing, wearing only an orange-red …
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A very rare viennese art déco ceramic figure: japanese girl with a flower-adorned page-boy hairstyle standing, wearing only an orange-red cloth draped around her hips, holding a cornucopia full of colourful flowers in front of her with both hands next to her head. On an oval, arched, blue-brown marbled base with a black, star-shaped serrated plinth, the artist's signature ‘podany’ on the back of the top side. Designed by rudolf podany (1876 - 1963), who was an austrian sculptor and ceramist, was a pupil of johannes benk for one and a half years, then studied for four years at the academy of fine arts in vienna and attended the specialised school for sculpture for a further five years, worked for the schauer porcelain manufactory for ten years and from 1920 for the viennese company keramos, of which he was a commander. Design of this model circa 1925 made circa 1925-1930
manufactory: keramos vienna / austria material & technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish dimensions: height: 36,5 cm / 14.37 in width: 17,5 cm / 6.88 in depth: 14,0 cm / 5.51 in marks: model number 470/1 keramos wien (vienna) wkk triangle stamp made in austria bibliography: uta m. Matschiner, wkk keramos: wiener kunstkeramik und porzellanmanufaktur / vienna art ceramics and porcelain manufactory, 2010 eigenverlag mag. Uta m. Matschiner, a-4300 st.valentin, page 353, number 470. Condition: very good this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution
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- Dimensions
- 6.69ʺW × 5.51ʺD × 14.17ʺH
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- Austria
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. less
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