Being offered on this
auction is ceramic figurine made by Wiener Kunst Keramik, Austria.
This is Keramos model 1110. It is called 'Junger Spatz, stehend' and features sparrow
standing on pedestal representing ground with support like tree branch
between her legs. She is painted in her natural colors – brown body and red
head with black details and beak. Pedestal and tree branch are in off white
with green outline at the edges. There is a green leaf shown between her
legs. Gentle texture of ceramics beautifully resembles details of bird
feathers. Looks splendid. It is made in stoneware with polychrome
decoration. Famous sculptor Eduard Klablena (1881 - 1933) designed this
figurine. Burn in Slovakia, he studied in Vienna School of Applied Arts. He
worked in Austria and Germany. He was a member of the German Werkbundes. In
1910 – 1911 he created models for the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin
(KPM). In 1911 he returned to Austria forever and founded a workshop in
Langenzersdorf. From 1911 he regularly participated in exhibitions at the
Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, where he showed ceramic figures, people and
animals. In the years 1912-1919, he supplied a total of 842 figurines for
Wiener Kunst Keramik.
The backside
of this item carries ‘Wien Keramos’ logo in black with ‘Made in Austria’.
According to my books this is production of c. 1930s. It is known about
‘Wien Keramos’ that they often marked their figurines with original artist
signs. We do not see it on this piece. Other marking is model
number 1110 incised on the backside.
Figurine measures about
3” x 2” and stands
3 1/2”
tall. Condition is
good with chips found. Colors are
bright and vibrant.
There
is a tiny hairline under green leaf. It is hard to notice. Integrity of this
piece is not changed. Bird displays very well. However, it is reasonable to
notice that it has one line green mark on the backside. It might indicate
this issue with hairline. Please take a look at the pictures in our viewer to find
out more about this item.
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