Fine European Porcelain
A large Austrian Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque titled 'Unschuld ' (Innocence).
Signed Ullmer. Vienna c. 1900
As is well illustrated by the images, this imposing and sensous portrait of large proportions represents a finely executed work, extraoridnary in both its sensetive treatment of the subject matter and detail.
14 inches/35.5 cm in diameter.
Price : $ 3700
A Superior Hand Painted KPM Porcelain Plaque 'Psyche et L'Amour (Psyche and Cupid) , after the original masterpiece by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889
In Greek mythology, Psyche was the deification of the human soul. She was portrayed in ancient mosaics as a goddess with butterfly wings. The Greek word psyche literally means "Spirit, breath, life or animating force". Psyche was originally the youngest daughter of the king and queen of Sicily, and the most beautiful person on the island. Suitors flocked to ask for her hand. She eventually boasted that she was more beautiful than Aphrodite (Venus) herself, and Aphrodite sent Eros to transfix her with an arrow of desire, to make her fall in love with the nearest person or thing available. But even Eros (Cupid) fell in love with her, and took her to a secret place, eventually marrying her and having her made a goddess by Zeus (Jupiter).
Plaque: 9 3/8" (24cm) high x 6 1/2" (16.5cm). Frame: 11 1/2" (29cm) high x 8 1/2" (21.5cm).
Price: $8000
SOLD
" Frühling"
A Royal Vienna Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase , c.1900
On offer here is this wonderful Royal Vienna Art Nouveau vase, hand painted within a richly gilded and jewelled ornamental reserve with a portrait of a Fair Maiden, allegorical of Spring (Frühling). The deep burgundy ground is covered in a lustre glaze and then profusely gilded with stylised classical motifs, flower sprays, swags and opaque and gold jewelling.
Height 8 1/2" 21.5 cm
Price: $800
“Liebestraum”
A Royal Vienna Cobalt Blue HP Box
Signed Wagner . c.1900
This well-known romantic scene of Cupid kissing Venus is titled “Love’s Dream”
The scene is depicted against a deep cobalt blue ground highlighted with
raised, delicate gilding and the domed lid is similarly decorated, also with
an applied single rose with stem and foliage, forming the finial
3 ½ inches (9 cm) high x 2 ¾ inches (7 cm) diameter.
Price: $450
'Fairy Princess - Veiled Lady'
Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel
Austrian Art Nouveau Vase, C.1900
On offer here is this fabulous Austrian porcelain Amphora vase in the high Art Nouveau manner.
The body of this vase follows a classical design form, the square pedestal foot supported on 4 bun feet, rising to a short, waisted stem supporting the bulbous main body. The shoulder of the vase is applied a pair of gilded
and bi-furcated organic-form handles with acanthus leaf terminals and tendrils where they join the rim. The polychrome glazed and gilt decorated body has a central hand painted portrait of a maiden wearing a veil and an opulently jeweled and gilded crown, centered on a banded ground comprising a mottled gilt middle section between narrower bands of black and beige stripes, with an olive green
and lightly gilded landscape frieze above.
This design and decorative scheme was executed on vases of a wide variety and attributable to Nikolaus Kannhauser.
10¼ inches (26.3 cm) high.
Price: $2500
SOLD