The Drawing Room Antiques
Antique Zsolnay Gallery
Art Nouveau Pottery
1895-1920
Offering some of the finest example of Zsolnay in the market today.
152 Spring Street Newport RI 02840 {USA}
1-401-841-5060 cell 1-401-261-3980
#269. A pair of Austrian Secession style tables in the Wiener Werkstatte style copying designs by Josef Hoffman. Inset with Zsolnay tiles (unmarked) made of eosin glazed pyrogranite originally used in the Turin Exhibition of 1911. Installed in the Water Court which was one of the most mystical rooms ever created for an international exhibition. The entire Hungarian Exhibition building was designed to reflect Hungary's' ancient past as well as its relationship to the early 20th century. Extremely sever in design yet very contemporary. These tiles were used in a low light level room such as the Water Court because of the ability of the metallic eosin glaze and decoration to reflect any indirect light. These large panels (app.20" square) set in series created an exciting and illuminating contrast to other design elements. Excellent photo documentation about this exhibition is pictured in a book titled: "Panorama: Architecture and Applied Arts in Hungary 1896-1916" which was a companion guide to an exhibition that took place in Kyoto (Sept.5-October 22, 1995) at the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art and in Tokyo (Jan.5-Feb.12,1996) at the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art. Tiles from the same exhibition (Turin/1911) were exhibited in the Japanese Museums. We brought these tiles back from Hungary 30 + years ago and had the tables custom made specifically for the tiles. The wood is chalked ebonized oak. Size of each table is 24" x 24" x 30" tall. Condition: edge flakes to the tiles and a corner chip to one of the glass tops. Price: $10,000.00 the pair.
Pictured above is The Water Court (Emil Töry - Móric Pogány) and Zsolnay tiles used at the Hungarian Pavilion at the Turin Exhibition in 1911.
ZSOLNAY //
FURNITURE
// GLASS
// PORCELAIN // POTTERY //
METAL
LIGHTING // PAINTINGS
// EPHEMERA // TEXTILES
// GOTHIC
// MISCELLANEOUS//CLOCKS
Click here to see an archival of Zsolnay sold over the years from our Newport Gallery
"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.
The Drawing Room Antiques is located at 152-154 Spring Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840.We are open daily from 11 am to 5 pm and by appointment. If you have an interest in an item listed in this document or wish to purchase an item, please call us at 1-401-841-5060 / cell phone 401-261-3980. We have been located in Newport since 1985 Email us at:drawrm@hotmail.com