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MEASURES:

Height: 8,86 inch; Width: 4,72 inch; Depth: 4,01 inch

CONDITIONS:

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Item description:

Ceramic cast sculpture, made with kaolin, also known as "soft porcelain," glazed, vitrified, and hand-decorated with an airbrush. It depicts a beautiful lady with a hat in her hand, in the Art Nouveau style. It is unsigned, but the catalog number is present. The sculpture dates back to the early decades of the 20th century, between 1900 and 1930. The piece is unsigned, but its style and, especially, its coloration suggest the Austrian Amphora factory, whose color is the pale blue. This beautiful lady, with soft, diaphanous tones and a hat over her dress, is very reminiscent of the ladies by Michael Powolny for Wiener Keramik or Emil Meier for Goldscheider. In fact, at the bottom of this page, we've included a sculpture by Powolny and one by Emil Meier, both very similar to ours.

Useful information for the evaluation of the object:

In our online research, we found that several sculptures and vases made by the Amphora factory have been estimated at auction from €180-240, with estimates of €3,000-4,000 for the largest and most important vases. We also found a porcelain sculpture of a pair of lovers sold on 1stDibs for over €950, a smaller lady on eBay for €400, and finally a large couple on Pamono for nearly €4,000. This provides a general idea of the importance of this factory.

Information on artist and/or manufacturer:

The Amphora factory was founded in 1892 in the town of Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, by Riessner, Stellmacher, and Kessel. It specializes in the production of figurines and artistic vases. It boasts numerous auction results and is internationally renowned for the quality of its artistic production.

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.Our shipments cost a little more than the average, but they are all shipments with professional packaging. Double box with a lot of bubble wrap around the object and a lot of soft material in the large cavities on all sides between the two boxes. This means that the package is much larger and heavier and therefore the cost of shipping increases, not to mention all the work necessary to carry out a similar packaging and the cost of the various materials used.