Art Deco Countess with Dog Figure by Claire Weiss for Goldscheider, Vienna, Austria, 1931

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Depiction of an elegant young lady posing in a striding stance, wearing a long, high-necked red dress with a matching … Read more Depiction of an elegant young lady posing in a striding stance, wearing a long, high-necked red dress with a matching jacket over the puffed white sleeves, a puffed skirt with a wave-like gathered overskirt featuring floral decoration; on her hair, combed back and styled in curls, sits a hat worn at an angle and adorned with feathers; the young woman is looking down to one side, over her right shoulder, at the italian greyhound standing beside her, which is staring intently at its mistress with its head held high. Based on a black, flat oval plinth.

designed by claire weiss /=klára herczeg (1906 - 1997) sculptor, childhood in vienna, apprenticeship as a sculptor at the vienna arsenal foundry, studies at the budapest art academy, designs for several manufactories from 1940 mainly active in budapest, state and municipal commissions, important representative of socialist hungarian sculpture. Model 7327 was created and made circa 1931.

manufactory: goldscheider vienna / austria technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish

dimensions: height: 33,0 cm / 12.99 in width: 21,0 cm / 8.26 in depth: 14,5 cm / 5.70 in marks: model number 7327 / 136 / 10 goldscheider wien (vienna) manufactory stamp made in austria painter's and former's signs existing bibliography: dechant / goldscheider: goldscheider history of the company and catalogue of works, stuttgart (germany), 2007, page 455, number 7327. Condition: very good overall condition - usual signs of age 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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