Banjo Play Zerline Balten as a Banjo Player, Golding Moske Vienna, 1930

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Very rare art deco goldscheider art ceramic figurine around 1930. Shown is zerline balten, a viennese dancer and actress who … Read more Very rare art deco goldscheider art ceramic figurine around 1930. Shown is zerline balten, a viennese dancer and actress who accompanies herself on a banjo in her 'fantasy dance'. The young lady wears a winter costume, sweater and skirt in delicate lilac with stylized floral decoration; fur hems, also on the wide sleeves and as a ruff, with a matching cap. Leaning slightly to the right, she is playing the banjo, behind her is a pink pierrot figure playing the cymbals. The figure is based on a stepped, black round base, artist's signature 'dakon' on the pierrot's jacket. Designed by stephan dakon (1904 - 1997), one of the most important designerswho worked for the goldscheider manufactory from 1924 until the mid-fifties. Dakon designed this model circa 1927. Made circa 1930
manufactory: goldscheider vienna / austria
material & technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish size: height: 34.0 cm / 13.38 in width: 17.0 cm / 6.69 in depth: 12.0 cm / 4.72 in
marks: model number 5659 / 77 / 12 goldscheider wien (vienna) manufactory stamp made in austria / hand-decorated painter's and former's signs existing artist's signature on pierrot figure
bibliography: dechant / goldscheider, goldscheider: firmengeschichte und werkverzeichnis / history of the company and catalogue of works, stuttgart (germany), 2007, page 412, number 5659
condition: excellent. This piece has an attribution mark,
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