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Antique marks art nouveau gallery
and excellent examples of the art nouveau style.
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An art nouveau gallery giving you a brief look at the exceptional
quality and superb design available to the art nouveau collector.
The
art nouveau designers rejected the inspiration of classical european
art and instead looked to Japanese, Celtic and other folk art as
a basis for their work. This can be seen in works by artists such
as Gustav Klimt. Typical motifs come from nature: flowers, insects
and birds. Lines curve and wind, straight lines were scorned by
art nouveau designers.
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 Amphora
An
ivory porcelain vase from the portrait series Allegory of Russia,
designed by Nikolaus Kannhauser for Amphora ( circa 1894-95; decoration
1899-1900).
The
tri-lobed body has gilt raised edges and an everted lip. The decoration
consists of a frontal portrait of a Russian princess, her head with
gold halo. The opposing sides feature painted forest scenes and
stylised roses, outlined with gold threading
For
examples of vases from the Allegory of Russia series see:
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Richard Scott, Ceramics from The House of Amphora, 1890-1915 (Richard
L. Scott, 2004) and Byron Vreeland, Monsters & Maidens, Amphora
Pottery of the Art Nouveau Era (Byron Vreeland, 2003).
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|  Ferdinand
Preiss
An
art nouveau patinated bronze and ivory figure "Pomona"
Modelled
as a part robed woman holding a fruit bowl in her out stretched
left hand
Mounted
on a tan marble circular base
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 Francois
Alphonse Piquemal An
art nouveau bronze and ivory three quarter length study of a medieval
lady wearing a head dress.
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on a stepped marble plinth 21cm high, signed |
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A
rare and important hand built and carved stoneware vase designed
by Georges Hoentschel and executed by Emile Grittel.
The
organic body bears an abstract foliate design with stem-like protrusions
around the lip and a squat circular foot. Glazed in deep green,
slate gray, and aubergine-brown, with brilliant gold highlights.
This
vase represents a collaborative effort by two preeminent followers
of sculptor/ceramist Jean Carries, architect/designer Georges Hoentschel
and ceramist Emile Grittel.
A
superb example of Art Nouveau ceramics from the Carries School (L'Ecole
de Carries). Made in Montriveau, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Nievre
prefecture, France.
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|  Josef
HOFFMANN
Koloman MOSER
A
chandelier for the Wiener
Werkstätte, c1903
Silver-plated
brass, alpacca, glass
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Josef
HOFFMANN
Carl Otto CZESCHKA
Card
table for Karl Wittgenstein, c1907
Wiener Werkstätte in Macassar ebony, carved wood, gold-plated.
Marquetry in various types of wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl
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Orivit
- Jugendstil
Rare
pair of Art Nouveau Jugendstil pewter four branch figural candlesticks
by Orivit, Germany 
circa
1904.
Marks:
Orivit 2211
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H
Schmid
Art
Nouveau symbolist bronze of a woman in the form of a snail by H
Schmid, Austria or Germany circa 1900
Marks:
Signe H Schmid |
 Royal
Dux
Art
Nouveau lustre pottery vase with dragon and saurian in combat,
Bohemia
circa 1900.
Marks:
Royal Dux raised pink triangle mark |
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Loetz
Art
Nouveau lamp, with brass base and stem holding a ruffled Loetz
shade with pink oilspot design.
Original
patina
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Newcomb
An
exceptional Newcomb College vase, of bulbous Art Nouveau shape with
carved and painted irises.
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