Centrepiece - Biscuit porcelain
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Art Nouveau porcelain biscuit centerpiece from Austria, circa 1900–1915, with a neoclassical female figure and a winged putto on an asymmetrical conch-shaped base with grape and fruit reliefs, hand-painted in ivory, olive, and pale ochre with gilt details, about 21 cm wide, 22 cm high and 13 cm deep, showing discrete wear and old restoration lines but no missing parts.
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Description from the seller
This centerpiece is built on a base shaped like a large asymmetric seashell or crumpled leaf (a feature of the organic vocabulary of Art Nouveau), decorated along the front edge with reliefs of grape clusters and fruit.
In the center of the composition rises a neoclassical female figure in a plastic pose, depicted wearing a draped gown in pale yellow and ivory tones, embellished with elegant gold and pearl relief details. In her right hand the woman holds a stylized lyre (with missing parts). Beside her stands a cherub (putto), which gazes with a sweet expression toward the viewer while holding a scroll. The putto’s left arm shows a restoration repair but without missing parts.
The work combines the delicacy of biscuit porcelain (with a matte, velvety finish, marble-like) with the freshness and sinuous quality typical of Bohemian and Austro-German manufactories of the early century.
Technical Details and Manufacture
Period: Circa 1900 – 1915 (Art Nouveau / Belle Époque).
Manufacture: Attributable to the Bohemian/Austrian area, in the famous style of Royal Dux Bohemia or Amphora Teplitz (Ernst Wahliss). Although it does not display visible factory marks on the base (which is hollow, as tradition for these large pieces), the ivory pigments, olive green and light ochre, together with the gold-bead details applied to the dress, are iconic iconographic and material elements typical of Austro-Bohemian productions of the era.
Material: Hand-painted biscuit porcelain with gold finishes and relief details.
Dimensions: Base width about 21 cm (as visible in the photo with a tape measure).
Condition
The object is generally in decent/good condition for its age, but shows some signs of time and small period restorations that attest to its history:
Note a chip/missing piece on the jagged edge of the anterior shell (right side).
Presence of an old restoration line at the height of the putto’s left arm and wing.
Slight surface wear of the patina and accumulation of dust in the cavities of the biscuit porcelain, not restored in order to preserve its originality.
(Please carefully view the rich photo gallery, which constitutes an integral part of the description).
This centerpiece is built on a base shaped like a large asymmetric seashell or crumpled leaf (a feature of the organic vocabulary of Art Nouveau), decorated along the front edge with reliefs of grape clusters and fruit.
In the center of the composition rises a neoclassical female figure in a plastic pose, depicted wearing a draped gown in pale yellow and ivory tones, embellished with elegant gold and pearl relief details. In her right hand the woman holds a stylized lyre (with missing parts). Beside her stands a cherub (putto), which gazes with a sweet expression toward the viewer while holding a scroll. The putto’s left arm shows a restoration repair but without missing parts.
The work combines the delicacy of biscuit porcelain (with a matte, velvety finish, marble-like) with the freshness and sinuous quality typical of Bohemian and Austro-German manufactories of the early century.
Technical Details and Manufacture
Period: Circa 1900 – 1915 (Art Nouveau / Belle Époque).
Manufacture: Attributable to the Bohemian/Austrian area, in the famous style of Royal Dux Bohemia or Amphora Teplitz (Ernst Wahliss). Although it does not display visible factory marks on the base (which is hollow, as tradition for these large pieces), the ivory pigments, olive green and light ochre, together with the gold-bead details applied to the dress, are iconic iconographic and material elements typical of Austro-Bohemian productions of the era.
Material: Hand-painted biscuit porcelain with gold finishes and relief details.
Dimensions: Base width about 21 cm (as visible in the photo with a tape measure).
Condition
The object is generally in decent/good condition for its age, but shows some signs of time and small period restorations that attest to its history:
Note a chip/missing piece on the jagged edge of the anterior shell (right side).
Presence of an old restoration line at the height of the putto’s left arm and wing.
Slight surface wear of the patina and accumulation of dust in the cavities of the biscuit porcelain, not restored in order to preserve its originality.
(Please carefully view the rich photo gallery, which constitutes an integral part of the description).
Details
Era
1900-2000
Porcelain type
Biscuit porcelain
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Austria
Material
Porcelain
Style
Art Nouveau
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
22 cm
Width
22 cm
Depth
13 cm
Estimated period
1910-1920
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