Hertha Baller signed bronze monkey figurine, 1950's, Walter Bosse sculpture
Condition: Great for its age, the pictures show it perfectly. The sign is perfectly visible in the bottom of the monkey's foot.
It is very rare to find a completely original piece from this figurine. Many companies copied this artist.
Age: 1950's
Material: Bronze
Sign: Signed, AUSTRIA, BALLER, pressen in the bottom of the monkey's foot.
Artist: Walter Bosse is partnership with Hertha Baller
Style: Black Gold Line, authentic, used only by the two artists
Sizes:
11 cm * 9 cm
History:
Walter Bosse (November 13, 1904 – December 13, 1979) was a Viennese artist, designer, ceramist, potter, metalworker, and craftsman noted for his modernist bronze animal figurines and grotesques.
Bosse's work grew in popularity and a number of his pieces were shown at the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in 1925. He started designing for Augarten Porcelain Works (1924), as well as Goldschneider (1926) and Metzler and Ortloff (1927).
Later he formed a partnership with Herta Baller, whose company (the Herta Baller Company) manufactured and marketed the brass figurines, this collaboration was called the Bosse/Baller company. In the early 1950s, Bosse and Baller began exploring a new style of brass called the “Black Gold Line” or "Black Golden Line" of brass figurines. He transitioned all of his efforts to brass and the figures became popular worldwide.