Karl Schwetz (1888-1965)

GIRL WITH FAUN

Austria, Vienna, Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten design c. 1924
Running lady in a small hat with a veil, being caught by the leg by a little faun; domed circular base. White porcelain, painted in colours under- and overglaze, flesh tones shaded, gilt border to the base. H. 23 cm. Impressed model no. “1533”, blue printed underglaze crowned shield mark “Wien”, and red printed overglaze mark “Augarten Austria”. Condition A. Two small areas of glaze skip beneath the edge of the blouse. Publ.: W. Neuwirth, Wiener Keramik. Historismus – Jugendstil – Art Déco, Braunschweig 1974, p. 293, fig. 184.