John & Rico's
"The Zsolnay Store"
of
The Drawing Room Antiques
Antique Secession Gallery
Art Nouveau Pottery
1895-1920
152 Spring Street Newport RI 02840 {USA}
# 248. Luna. To quote Eva Csenkey from Zsolnay Secession Ceramics: "The two fundamental subjects of Symbolism are the woman, the key to the figure of life; and dream, the possibility of real cognition. The brilliantly inspired, simple and forceful formulation by young Sandor Abt presents the Moon, that ancient astral deity, as the sovereign of the night, the lady of dream. The light of inner life shimmers faintly on her closed eyes and entire face. Within the horns of the Moon she becomes elevated to the sublime symbol of nature. Porcelain faience. Hollow-cast form, covered by a transparent eosin glaze which is tinted on the hair with nuanced opaque eosin glaze painting scumbled glaze running. The bust surface is intensively etchant processed. Height: 27.6 cm; width: 36.5 cm; depth: 15.5 cm. Marking: in the center on the reverse 'ABT' signature." Factory form mark {raised round mark} and incised form number 5494. Form book No. 8 Drawing No. 5494 Abt Signature. Manufacturer date: 1899. The form was exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris and the Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Darmstadt in 1903. Condition: excellent. P.O.R.
Luna as shown as a graphic.
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"Zsolnay Ceramics Collecting a Culture" with price guide: "This beautifully illustrated guide to Zsolnay ceramics, featuring over 400 color photographs, covers the three main periods of Zsolnay production, including 1868 to 1897-Folklorism, Historicism & Victorian Eclecticism; 1897 to 1920-Art Nouveau (Secession in Central European terms) and Art Deco (Second Secession); 1920 to the present-Modernism. An entire chapter; fully illustrated is also dedicated to Zsolnay marks to help collectors identity their pieces." This book is 191 pages and is a large format hard cover. The over 400 color photos detail Zsolnay by size, form number, date of production and current market value. Price: $49.95 + shipping.
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