Austrian Painted Ceramic Centerpiece by Vally Wieselthier for Wiener Werkstätte

By: Vally Wieselthier, Wiener Werkstätte
Material: ceramic, paint
Technique: molded, pressed, painted, hand-painted
Dimensions: 7.5 in x 10 in x 3 in
Date: early 20th century, circa 1900
Style: Vienna Secession, Art Nouveau, Belle Époque
Place of origin: Austria

Ceramic Centerpiece Viennese Secession. Serving tray. Artist Vally Wieselthier. Origin Austria. Early 20th Century. Hand painted, decorated with beautiful floral motifs. Good condition. Stamp Wiener Werkstätte at the bottom.
The Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops) was one of the longest-lived design movements of the twentieth century and a key organization for the development of modernism. Centered in the Austrian capital, it stood at the doorway between traditional methods of manufacture and a distinctly avant-garde aesthetic.Various institutions left their mark on the history of art and design. The Wiener Werkstätte was an community of artisans, artists, and designers, for example, played an important role in the cultural (r)evolution around 1900 in Vienna. They were pioneers in merging art, design and utility in numerous aspects of daily life.