John & Rico's
The Zsolnay Store specializing in Art Nouveau Art Pottery
Part of The Drawing Room Antiques
located in
Historic Newport Rhode Island
Item number 4637. A rooster form vase: form number 7993. The number indicates that this form was designed by Sàndor Apàti Abt. Factory marks and incised form number. Size: 8.5" tall. Condition: without flaws. About Abt: Apàti Abt Sàndor was born in 1870 and died in 1916. He studied at the National Hungarian Royal School of Applied Arts between 1885 and 1888 and then studied in Munich for a period of time. When he returned to Hungary, he studied in the workshop of Alajos Strobl. He began working at the Zsolnay factory in 1898 and continued there until 1908. His designs include some of the best of the art pottery produced at the Zsolnay Factory during his tenure. While at the factory he also taught ceramics at the Zsolnay Ceramics School. In 1909 he moved from Pecs to Budapest where he became a teacher at the Metropolitan School of Industrial Design.I can really find no reference to this glaze in any of our books about Zsolnay. It may be a singular example of this glaze. It is our first example of it in inventory. It is a heavily cast moulded form. It is a rare Secession design and decor. P.O.R.
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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.
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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