OTTO PRUTSCHER (1880-1949) Austria
WIENER PORZELLANMANUFAKTUR AUGARTEN
Pair of vases c. 1926
Hand painted and glazed porcelain
Marked: firm’s logo, Wien, Augarten Austria, model no. 5217
Illustrated: Die Kunst, 1926
For more information see: Wiener Keramik: Historismus, Jugendstil, Jugendstil, Art Deco, Waltraud Neuwirth (Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Bierman, 1974), S. 409 & 414
H: 9 1/2″
Price: $11,800
MICHAEL POWOLNY (1871-1954) Austria
GMUNDNER KERAMIK Vienna
Vase c. 1912
White glazed pottery with black striped division and four black glazed ball feet
Marks: GK (in a square) 289, D/3
For more information see: Michael Powolny: Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900 bis 1950, Elisabeth Frottier (Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, 1990); Wiener Keramik, Historismus, Jugendstil, Art Déco, Waltraud Neuwirth (Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1974).
H: 6 1/8″
Price: $3,850
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
JACOB & JOSEF KOHN Vienna, Austria
Oval occasional table c.1915
Model no. 960/4
Ebony stained beech
Marked: original Jacob & Josef Kohn paper label
Illustrated: Jacob & Josef Kohn: Bentwood Furniture, der Katalog von 1916 (München: Verlag Dry, 1985), p. 69;
Against the Grain: Bentwood Furniture from the Collection of Fern and Manfred Steinfeld, Ghenete Zelleke, Eva B. Ottilinger and Nina Stritzler (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993) p. 88.
H: 29 3/4″ x D: 15″ x W: 17 3/4″
Price: $7,500
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
WILHELM AND JOHANN JONASCH Austria
Game table with four drawers c. 1913
Oak, leather top with gold tooled detail
Made by Johann Jonasch (Kunsttischler)
Illustrated: Vienna 1900-1930, Art in the Home,
exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1996), p. 60-1.
Matching dining table illustrated in: Österreichische Werkkultur,
Max Eisler (Wien: Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co., 1916) p. 97.
Related tables by Hoffmann illustrated: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, April-September 1914, p. 140-4; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, April September 1916, pp. 199-200; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Oct.-March 1917, p. 207-8; Möbel des Jugendstils: Sammlung des Österreichischen Museums für angewandte Kunst, Vera J. Behal (Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1981), pp. 143-5; Josef Hoffmann e la Wiener Werkstätte, Daniele Baroni and Antonio D’Auria (Milan: Electa Editrice, 1981). pp 124-125.
H: 31” x W: 27 3/4” x D: 27 3/4”
Price: $35,000
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932) Vienna
Oval serving tray c. 1910
Silver plated alpaca
Marks: JH monogram, WIENER/WERK/STATTE, MADE IN AUSTRIA (impressed); L 478 a 1 (inscribed)
Illustrated: Wiener Werkstätte: Die Schutzmarken, The Registered Trade Marks, Waltraud Neuwirth (Wien: Selbstverlag Dr. Waltraud Neuwirth, 1985), p. 221; Wiener Werkstätte, 1903-1932, Gabriele Fahr-Becker (Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1995), p. 161.
H: 1 3/4″ x W: 14″ x D: 11 3/4″
Price: $5,800