Lot No. 125


Vally Wieselthier (Vienna 1895-1945 New York), a female head, model number: K 495, Wiener Werkstätte, 1928


Vally Wieselthier (Vienna 1895-1945 New York), a female head, model number: K 495, Wiener Werkstätte, 1928 - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

a head sculpture with stylised headdress formally matching the base, raised on one side and ending in a ribbon-like projection; red-bodied ceramic, with white engobe and painted with orange, black, blue and light green glaze; small professional restorations; the inside with impressed factory mark WW, Made in Austria, VW, model number 495 and 3 painted in black; height 23.2 cm. (MP)

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: WWF 110-42-1; Expressive Keramik, catalogue, p. 110, ill. 86, supplement, XVIII; Hörmann, Vally Wieselthier, p. 152, ill. 57, p. 287.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

18.11.2021 - 16:04

Realized price: **
EUR 17,920.-
Estimate:
EUR 3,000.- to EUR 5,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 3,000.-

Vally Wieselthier (Vienna 1895-1945 New York), a female head, model number: K 495, Wiener Werkstätte, 1928


a head sculpture with stylised headdress formally matching the base, raised on one side and ending in a ribbon-like projection; red-bodied ceramic, with white engobe and painted with orange, black, blue and light green glaze; small professional restorations; the inside with impressed factory mark WW, Made in Austria, VW, model number 495 and 3 painted in black; height 23.2 cm. (MP)

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: WWF 110-42-1; Expressive Keramik, catalogue, p. 110, ill. 86, supplement, XVIII; Hörmann, Vally Wieselthier, p. 152, ill. 57, p. 287.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 18.11.2021 - 16:04
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 13.11. - 18.11.2021


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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