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Julius Dressler / Art Pottery Black and White Footed bowl c. 1910
JULIUS DRESSLER Biela, Czech Republic
JULIUS DRESSLER BIELA (1888-1945) Czech Republic
Bowl 1910
Black and white glazed earthenware with three ball feet
Marks: JDB, 7764 (underglaze)
H: 4 7/8” x D base: 10 7/8”
Price: $3,750
Julius Dressler was a noted Bohemian ceramics manufacturing company that operated from the late 19th century until the end of World War II. Founded by Julius Dressler in the 1880s in Biela, Bohemia, the company produced high-quality decorative faience, Maiolica and porcelain ware. Dressler gained international renown for the ceramics it produced in the early 1900s in the Art Nouveau style, also known as “Jugendstil” or “Secessionist” ware.
Julius Dressler / Art Pottery Black and White Footed bowl c. 1910
ANTONIO PIÑEDA (1919-2009) Taxco, Mexico
Creamer and sugar c.1960
Handwrought sterling silver with an attenuated and scalloped form, wood finial
Marks: Mexican Eagle silver standard mark, Antonio Taxco (crown mark), 930, STERLING SILVER
Exhibited: Triennale di Milano 1960
HULDA ROTIER FISCHER (1893 – 1982) Milwaukee, WI
Three-resting giraffes sculpture 1936
Handbuilt earthenware sculpture with a golden light brown glaze.
Marks: Hulda Rotier Fischer 36 (hand incised)
H: 6 1/2″ x W: 7″ x D: 5 1/2″
Price: $2,300
Hulda Rotier Fisched studied at the Milwaukee Normal School and was a student of Robert von Neumann Sr. In 1921 she also studied with Carl Holty. She worked as an Art Instructor at Shorewood Opportunity School for 30 years. Rotier Fischer was a Member of the Milwaukee Art institute.
She is the recipient of many Milwaukeee Journal Awards.