Lot No. 12 +


Vally Wieselthier, a figurine, model number: K 303, Wiener Werkstätte, 1927


Vally Wieselthier, a figurine, model number: K 303, Wiener Werkstätte, 1927 - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

red-bodied ceramic, with polychrome glazes; the underside with embossed monogram VW, WW and model number 303; height 45 cm. (MP).

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: K. I. 11455/19, p. 19 (pl. 73/X); Hörmann, Wieselthier, p. 283, CR 553

“Unlike her colleague Kitty Rix, Wieselthier very rarely designed her figures with normal day clothes in an everyday scene. In this case, a young mother reads from a book to a small black page at her feet.” (Hörmann, Wieselthier, p. 283).

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

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

09.07.2020 - 16:00

Estimate:
EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Vally Wieselthier, a figurine, model number: K 303, Wiener Werkstätte, 1927


red-bodied ceramic, with polychrome glazes; the underside with embossed monogram VW, WW and model number 303; height 45 cm. (MP).

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: K. I. 11455/19, p. 19 (pl. 73/X); Hörmann, Wieselthier, p. 283, CR 553

“Unlike her colleague Kitty Rix, Wieselthier very rarely designed her figures with normal day clothes in an everyday scene. In this case, a young mother reads from a book to a small black page at her feet.” (Hörmann, Wieselthier, p. 283).

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: Saleroom auction
Date: 09.07.2020 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 03.07. - 09.07.2020