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Being offered on this auction is
beautiful figurine bud vase made by Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb,
Bavaria. It is a part of Hutschenreuther‘s Art Deco collection. Vase is
called ‘Gabbia’ (this means Cage in Italian). It represents a leaf. There
is figurine of titmouse sitting on the leaf. Gentle texture of porcelain
beautifully resembles its feathers and details of leaf. Vase is fully
glazed. It is all white as truly art deco. This is very warm and nice vase.
It is written on the box – ‘
mit lieben Grüßen’, meaning ‘to greet with
love’. Looks splendid. Hutschenreuther was well known as one of the greatest
porcelain figurine makers for about 200 years. Its most famous Lion mark is
a symbol of high quality and artistic design. Hutschenreuther’s art
department was established in 1917. Nowadays, the Lion mark is under
umbrella of Rosenthal Group. This figurine is marked on the backside with
standard green production mark of Art Department used in c. 1970.
This ashtray was designed by Gunther R. Granget (b. 1932).
Gunther Granget is one of the leading names in porcelain making industry of
the 20th century. He studied sculpture with professor Trummer in
Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. He worked for Hutschenreuther in 1956 -
1970. Since 1971 he has worked in his own design studio. He was a leader of
Hutschenreuther’s Art Department in 1984 - 1996. He is the most know for
his naturalistic studies. He travels across the world to study behavior of
animals and keeps close contacts with scientific institutions and zoos. He
created numerous exceptional animal porcelain sculptures for
Hutschenreuther and Rosenthal. Between them ‘Crowns Crane Oak’, ‘Who
Disturbs Whom’ (scream owl with black hood titmice), ‘Challenge’ (American
Graureiher), "Secretary" and "Grant Gazelle". His
animal figurines remain the most collectible.
Vase measures about 5” x 4” and
stands 5 ½” tall. Condition is immaculate with no cracks or chips found.
Original manufacturer’s box is included. Please take a look at he pictures
in our viewer to find out more about this item.
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