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Product Identifiers
PublisherAntique Collectors' Club
ISBN-100903685965
ISBN-139780903685962
eBay Product ID (ePID)44580981
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicAntiques & Collectibles, Figurines, General
AuthorOra Pinhas
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 In.
Item Length12.5 In.
Item Weight48.7 Oz
Item Width9.2 In.
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2006
Dewey Edition22
FormatHardcover
Book TitleGoldscheider : A Catalogue of Selected Models
Dewey Decimal738.0943613
Intended AudienceTrade
Synopsis"Goldscheider - A Catalogue of Selected Models" is the first book to record the production of the Viennese ceramic company. Founded in Vienna in 1885 by Friedrich Goldscheider, the firm maintained an art studio directly employing a number of designers while also commissioning designs from outside artists. Working with terra cotta, faience, porcelain, majolica, then diversifying into sculpture in bronze, pewter, marble, alabaster and plaster, the Goldscheider company reflected the changing fashions and tastes of its times. The firm participated in the Art Nouveau movement from both French and Austrian perspectives and, later, restated its international prominence with its Art Deco inspired designs. Figure production between the wars was a glorious cavalcade of extravagant, sensual women dancing and posing their way across Europe, expertly modeled and with brilliantly colored and patterned dresses. The Goldscheider masks and busts of the Viennese school were a particularly innovative series.Goldscheider probably produced over eight thousand models, some in very few numbers and many in quite large quantities. At its best, the firm produced impressive, often massive, symbolist images, charming feminine figurines, and splendidly avant-garde shapes and colors. Their worldwide sales are reflected in the global collecting market today.Ora Pinhas was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. Her love of the art and design of the twentieth century led to her collecting and dealing in objects from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. This book is a result of her appreciation and enthusiasm for Goldscheider figures.Previously announced, This is the first book discussing and profusely illustrating the history of Goldscheider. The Goldscheider Factory in Vienna, Austria had a large production of Terracotta and Earthenware figures from the 1880's to the 1930's.
Number of Pages200 pages
