Goldscheider: History of the Company and Catalogue of Works

"The Viennese Manufactory Friedrich Goldscheider was one of the most successful firms in the history of European ceramics. Figures and vessels made of faience and terracotta as well as bronze and alabaster to the highest standards of artistry and workmanship were created in the period styles Historicism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Goldscheider ceramics are today highly prized and sought-after by collectors worldwide." "This knowledgeable and readable comprehensive history of the firm surveys the international development of the Goldscheider Manufactory. The meticulously compiled catalogue of works unites for the first time annotated entries on more than 4,000 model numbers as well as a list of artists (504 artists) and a marks table (163 marks) with many hitherto unpublished items of information. More than 2,200 objects are reproduced from the collections of the Wien Museum, the Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst / Gegenwartskunst and important private collections worldwide."--BOOK JACKET.Goldscheider, Filipp is the author of 'Goldscheider: History of the Company and Catalogue of Works', published 2008 under ISBN 9783897902169 and ISBN 3897902168.