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# 4378. A Majolica Mushroom form Garden Seat. Zsolnay factory marks incised inside the base. Form number 870: this number probably relates to the architectural book of form numbers. Age: c. 1888. Glazed Pyrogranite. 18" tall. This form was glazed with different colors. This particular garden seat has a top or cap with very realistic colorations. We have had about a dozen of these mushroom or toadstool garden seat through the years and each was different. The top is slightly tilted to let the water run off, keeping in mind that these items were meant to go outside. Condition: glaze scuffing, edge and surface flakes. Detail photos on request. Price on request.
A view from the top down looking at the cap ot the mushroom.
Two smaller mushrooms 'sprout' out of the side of the base from the 'ground'. Often times, these are broken or missing, here they are intact.
This would be the back side of the garden seat.
From left to right prices and condition: # 4378 - $7,500.00 - condition as stated above. # 4520 - $7,200.00 - condition: scuffs to the top and 2" edge repair to the base using the broken 'flake' other minor edge flakes. # 4520a. - $7,200.00 -condition: replaced small mushroom around the base and base edge restoration using new material. As with all Zsolnay Mushroom garden seats: none were ever marked with the factory seal or stamp. They are made of frost resistant pyrogranite and were meant to be used outside, that explains the condition and most have come out of a garden in either Hungary or Austria.
"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.
To order this book please send a check or money order {$49.95 + $7.45 shipping Priority and Insurance in the U.S.}for a total of $57.40 to: The Drawing Room , 152 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840 {Email us for information about postage charges for shipping outside of the continental United States}
The Drawing Room and The Zsolnay Store 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. The Partnership of Gacher and Santi has been in business for over 30 years. We have been located in Newport since 1985.
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If you have an interest in knowing more about Zsolnay, check our Ephemera Link: we stock two excellent publications on the subject of Zsolnay. If you wish an evaluation about a Zsolnay item in your collection, just send us a photo with notations of size, condition and marks along with a self addressed stamped envelope and we would be glad to help you. And . . . of course we are always interested in purchasing fine examples of Zsolnay ceramics.
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