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Oswald Haerdtl / J. C. Klinkosch Vienna Hand mirror c. 1940
OSWALD HAERDTL (1899-1959) Austria
J.C. KLINKOSCH Vienna
Hand mirror c. 1940
Handwrought and hand hammered silver in a contoured organic form, the top inset panel is turquoise and peach colored champleve enamel with silver cloisons in the form of a meandering branches.
Marks: J.C.K. (maker’s monogram), Klinkosch touch marks, 800 and toucan mark (Vienna silver standard marks)
For more information and other works see: Oswald Haerdtl 1899-1959, introd. Johannes Spalt (Vienna: Hochschule für angewandte Kunst, 1978); Oswald Haerdtl, Architekt und Designer (1899-1959), Adolphe Stiller (Salzburg: Verlag Anton Pustet, 2000); Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver, Annelies Krekel-Aalberse (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989).
L: 10 1/2″
Price: $4,200
Haerdtl shared an architectural practice with Josef Hoffmann in the early 1930s, was later honored by the Austrian government to design the Austrian pavilion at the 1937 International Exhibition in Paris.
Oswald Haerdtl / J. C. Klinkosch Vienna Hand mirror c. 1940
AMPHORA ART POTTERY Turn-Teplitz, Austria
Organic vase c. 1900
Glazed earthenware
Marks: AMPHORA (in oval), AUSTRIA (in an oval), 8026, 41
For more information see: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, ( March 1901) pp. 346-349; Sammlung Bröhan: Kunsthandwerk, Glas, Holz, Keramik,Vol. 1 Band II (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1976), pp. 284-293.
H: 6 3/4″ x W: 5″ x D: 3 1/4″
Price: $2,350
ROTISLAW RACOFF (1904 – 1982) Russia
The Rose 1953
Oil on panel, Dutch style ebonized frame
Signed: Racoff ’53 (lower left), R. Racoff Paris 1953, 64 (on back of frame), Far Gallery, 746 Madison Avenue, New York, Regent for 4-7287 (paper label)
Painting: H: 16 1/8” x W: 7 5/8”
Framed: H: 20 3/4″ x D: 12 1/4″
Other works by Rotislaw Racoff are in the permanent collection of the Fondation Dina Viemy – Musée Maillol in Paris