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Powder Box, c. 1919

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ceramic
11×6.8×6.8 cm 7.3×6 x 6 cm 4.4×6.8×6.8 cm

Artists

  • Dagobert Peche

    (St. Michael im Lungau 1887–1923 Mödling)

  • Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik
Unfortunately not on display at the moment
Together with Michael Powolny (1871–1954), Bertold Löffler (1874–1960) set up a company, Wiener Keramik, in 1905. It collaborated closely with the Wiener Werkstätte and was eventually taken over by Gmundner Keramik in 1913 and successfully continued under the name of Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik. This powder box goes back to a design of architect, designer, and graphic artist Dagobert Peche (1887–1923) from 1912 and is a product from the time after the merger of the two manufactories. With its geometric shapes, it is still visually informed by the Jugendstil of the Viennese denomination. The cylindrical body of the vessel is decorated with a repeat of white-black-white contoured lozenges, while the mostly black lid has a black-and-white ribbon around the edge.

MR, 2021

Object data

Artist/author
  • Design: Dagobert Peche
  • Execution: Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik
Title
Powder Box
Date
c. 1919
Art movement
Wiener Werkstätte
Category
Arts and crafts
Material​/technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
11×6.8×6.8 cm 7.3×6 x 6 cm 4.4×6.8×6.8 cm
Signature
Bottom, workshop signet : 310 / 7 H.B.
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 6084
Inventory access
Accession 2017
Keywords
design/arts and craftcontainer of ceramics: jar/jug/vaseornament: geometric motifspowder-box

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Auktion: 23.11.2005, im Kinksky Wien, 57. Auktion, Los Nr. 465; (1)
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (2005-2010);
Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien (2010-2017); (2)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2017)

  1. Auktionshaus im Kinsky GmbH, Katalog zur 57. Auktion, Wien 2005
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Kaufvertrag und Rechnung Nr. 1/2017 vom 03.07.2017

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design/arts and craftcontainer of ceramics: jar/jug/vaseornament: geometric motifspowder-box

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