Lot No. 105


Michael Powolny, a figure astride a snail, WK model number 81, designed in around 1907, executed by Wiener Keramik, by 1912


a nude boy riding a snail, holding reins of flowers in one hand; light-bodied ceramic, with polychrome glazes; professionally restored; slightly scuffed on the side; the back of the base and the underside embossed with workshop signet and monogram, the underside additionally embossed with 81 and IV, painted with 1 and mark; height 18.7 cm. (MP) Literature: Arlt, Weilinger, Wiener Keramik, p. 122f., p. 244f.; MAK, Vienna, Photographic Archive of the Wiener Werkstätte, inventory no.: WWF 89-19-4; Frottier, Michael Powolny, p. 20, CR 43.

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

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

11.12.2023 - 15:52

Realized price: **
EUR 1,105.-
Estimate:
EUR 600.- to EUR 1,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 600.-

Michael Powolny, a figure astride a snail, WK model number 81, designed in around 1907, executed by Wiener Keramik, by 1912


a nude boy riding a snail, holding reins of flowers in one hand; light-bodied ceramic, with polychrome glazes; professionally restored; slightly scuffed on the side; the back of the base and the underside embossed with workshop signet and monogram, the underside additionally embossed with 81 and IV, painted with 1 and mark; height 18.7 cm. (MP) Literature: Arlt, Weilinger, Wiener Keramik, p. 122f., p. 244f.; MAK, Vienna, Photographic Archive of the Wiener Werkstätte, inventory no.: WWF 89-19-4; Frottier, Michael Powolny, p. 20, CR 43.

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: 11.12.2023 - 15:52
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 05.12 - 11.12.2023


** Purchase price incl. charges and taxes

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