Carl Klimt, Centrepiece Grape Carriers, Bernhard Bloch, c. 1915

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Ceramic, painted and glazed Germany, c. 1915 Design: Carl Klimt (1876-1945) – German ceramist, modeler and sculptor Manufactory: Bernhard Bloch, Porzellan-, Ofen- und Terrakottafabriken, Eichwald Underglaze green manufactory mark and painter’s no., numbered ‘8448/45/10’ (embossed) as well as underglaze brown inscribed ‘MP ... 448 fec. 119’ Pair of grape carrying putti, vessel with removable lid on long rectangular plinth Dimensions: 30.5 x 34.7 x 20 cm Very good condition Grapes and wine leaf foliage in the style similar to Michael Powolny painted in black, hair and faces of the putti softly staffaged in blackish-grey, the plinth decorated with black waves Condition: The ceramic figure with integrated vessel and removable cover is in very good condition. It is restored. The cover seems to be manufactured of a different ceramic body. There is a fissure in the upper back part of the vessel of c. 3 cm length. The total dimensions are 30.5 x 34.7 x 20 cm. Carl Klimt (1876-1945) A native of Teplitz, Carl Klimt began his training at the K.K. college of clay industry in Znaim. In around 1895/1900 and 1931 he was the artistic employee of Bernhard Bloch in Eichwald, where many works modeled by him in the typical floral Jugendstil in a partial inspiration of Michael Powolny were created. In 1931, he moved from Turn to Zinnwald in the Ore Mountains, where he had a guesthouse. He created most of his designs for figural works and vessel (vases, jardinieres etc.) around the turn of the century. Bernhard Bloch, Porzellan-, Ofen- und Terrakottafabriken Carl Klimt was an artistic employee in around 1895/1900 and 1930. Oskar, Arthur and Otto Bloch were the owners of the factory since 1911. The manufactory executed designs of artists of the Wiener Werkstätte, most probably through the referral of the Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Josef Böck, for example of Josef Hoffmann and Dagobert Peche. The factory separated in 1921 in B. Bloch with Stella Bloch as the owner and Eichwalder Porzellan- und Ofenfabriken Bloch & Co. with Arthur Bloch, Hugo Freund and F. Schindler as the owners. After the ‘Munich Agreement’ of 1938 main parts went to Czechoslovakia, Sudetengau and to the German Reich. The new name of the company was then Eichwalder Porzellan-, Ofen- und Wandplattenfabriken Dr. Widera & Co., KG and their products were porcelain, majolica and faïence.(tm) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.