Porcelain Striding Girl with Flowers from Augarten, Vienna, Austria, 1924

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Delicate large augarten vienna art nouveau porcelain figurine: young beauty walking barefoot with her hair artfully pinned up, wearing a … Read more Delicate large augarten vienna art nouveau porcelain figurine: young beauty walking barefoot with her hair artfully pinned up, wearing a close-fitting, loosely falling two-piece outfit consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and matching skirt with stylised floral decoration and flowing green ribbons draped around her arms and back, her head turned to the left, presenting colourful flowers on her hands, which are open in front of her. The figure is supported on one side by a plant and stands on a stepped round base with stylised meadow decoration and a wavy gold rim. Designed by otto hofner (1879 - 1946) - austrian sculptor and medallist.

manufactory: augarten vienna / austria white porcelain, glossy finish, polychrome painting designed circa 1924, made 1924-1938 dimensions: height: 31,5 cm / 12.40 in width: 17,5 cm / 6.88 in depth: 9,2 cm / 3.62 in marks: augarten vienna shield with crown manufactory mark augarten austria in red octogon - decor mark before wwii painter's number 1 - edwin breideneichen (worked for augarten 1923 to 1961 model number 1508 bibliography: waltraud neuwirth, vienna porcelain manufactory augarten, catalogue 1926 - 1927, self-published 2010, pages 96-197. 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



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