Zsolnay Art Nouveau / Art Deco Pitcher Circa 1918 Pecs Hungary Loetz Glaze

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Zsolnay Art Nouveau / Art Deco Pitcher Circa 1918 Pecs Hungary Loetz Glaze:
$14000.00

Description:Item # 227. A Zsolnay Pitcher. Late Secession era. Size: 9.5\" tall. Condition: minor areas where the glaze did not adhere to the body of the pitcher. No restorations, chips. Marks: round raised factory mark of the era and incised initials: \"S F\". There is no form number however the form number for this pitcher is 8925. C. 1918. This is late production for the factory. The glaze is reminiscent of a glass box vase pictured on page 7 of Waltraud Neuwirth\'s \"Bluhender Jugendstil\" Band 1; described as a \"Vase; Joh. Lotz Witwe, Klostermuhle\". Glaze in the style of Loetz Papillon glass. The images pictures a silver spotted decoration against a darker silver blue ground. Concerning the incised \" S F\", we can find no artist who worked at the factory with those initials. The main decoration is a oil spotted metallic eosin silver over a blue metallic eosin background, the raised ribbon decorations are lilac / copper eosin. The glaze on this small pitcher is about as fine as was produced at the Zsolnay factory.

Provenance:Schmutz Collection Vienna Austria

Dimensions:9.5\"

Artist or Maker:Zsolnay

Literature:\"Zsolnay Ceramics Collecting a Culture\"

Medium:Pottery

Date:1918