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Loetz "Tango" Glass Vase by Michael Powolny c1915
Stylish Secessionist “Tango” glass vase designed by Michael Powolny for Loetz c1915. Angular body with elongated cylindrical neck. Yellow-orange body with raised, black vertical stripes and applied black rim. Polished pontil mark to the base. Loetz shape PN II-5231 – part of a range of designs by Michael Powolny for the 1914 Cologne exhibition of the Austrian Werkbund. The vase is 19.5 cm in height and 11.5 cm maximum diameter.
This vase is in excellent original condition commensurate with age. No chips, cracks or restoration. Please see images as these form an important part of the description.
Michael Powolny (1871-1954) served his apprenticeship in his father's workshop until his father's death. From 1894 to 1901 he attended the Vienna School of Applied Arts. In 1906 along with Bertold Löffler he founded the Wiener Keramik workshop, that became part of the Wiener Werkstätte (the Secessionist Vienna Workshop founded by Josef Hoffman and Koloman Moser) a year later. Hoffman later hired Powolny to create ceramic ornamentation for his architectural masterpiece, the Palais Stoclet in Brussels. He became a professor at the School of Applied Arts, where he taught both Lucie Rie, the renown Austrian-British modernist ceramicist, and the American potter Viktor Schreckengost, creator of the “Jazz Bowl”. Viewing welcomed - please contact us in advance.
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Tel : 07841679518
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This vase is in excellent original condition commensurate with age. No chips, cracks or restoration. Please see images as these form an important part of the description.
Michael Powolny (1871-1954) served his apprenticeship in his father's workshop until his father's death. From 1894 to 1901 he attended the Vienna School of Applied Arts. In 1906 along with Bertold Löffler he founded the Wiener Keramik workshop, that became part of the Wiener Werkstätte (the Secessionist Vienna Workshop founded by Josef Hoffman and Koloman Moser) a year later. Hoffman later hired Powolny to create ceramic ornamentation for his architectural masterpiece, the Palais Stoclet in Brussels. He became a professor at the School of Applied Arts, where he taught both Lucie Rie, the renown Austrian-British modernist ceramicist, and the American potter Viktor Schreckengost, creator of the “Jazz Bowl”. Viewing welcomed - please contact us in advance.
Secure payment by debit/credit card is available via our website (see our Dealer's page here on Antiques Atlas for link).
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 20/NOV/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. SOLD
Category Antique Glass
Date c1915
Art Nouveau Antiques Material Glass
Origin European
Maker Loetz Glass
Designer Michael Powolny
Item code as930a386 / GL223
Status Sold
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View all stock from
Antique Ethos
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Durham
County Durham
Tel : 07841679518
Non UK callers : +44 7841679518
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