Tag: Austrian

Imagery from a commemorative publication on the occasion of the May 1873 Vienna World’s Fair that was put out by the Imperial and Royal Austrian Museum and the School of Applied Arts. At least some of the items in these engravings were in the museum’s collections.

Ansicht des Säulenhofes. Signed F. W. Bader on the lower right. Page 9 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. F. W. Bader, Vienna, engraver. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/9/mode/1up
Venetianischer Caminständer, 1577, aus der Sammlung des Museums. Drawn by Hermann von Riewel. Page 29 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/29/mode/1up
Juvvelcngehänge. Jan Collaert, artist. ca. 1543. Also in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York with a date of 1581 here https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/426130. Page 37 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/37/mode/1up
Initial ‘C.’ F. W. Bader and Company, Vienna, engraver. Page 58 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/n58/mode/1up
Spitzenmuster von Matteo Florimi, Siena, Italy, 1593. Figure 20, Page 45 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/45/mode/thumb
Kopfleiste, .Motiv aus der Umrahmung des Diploms für die Mitglieder der Gesell-schaft zur Förderung der Kunstgewerbeschule. Initial Z, Venedig 1568. Engraved after a drawing by Joseph Storck. F. W. Bader and Company, Vienna, engraver. Page 68 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/n68/mode/1up
Kreuz mit Email translucide made by Maso Finiguerra in the 15th century and in the collections of the Imperial and Royal Austrian Museum. Engraving after a drawing by Hermann Kühn. Page 68 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/n78/mode/1up
Schale by A. Hirschvogel (1503-1552). Page 61 Image 85 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/61/mode/1up
Majolika-Schüssel. Italian, 16th century. in the collections of the Imperial and Royal Austrian Museum. Engraving after a photograph taken by I. Angerer. Image 102 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/n102/mode/1up
Spitzenmuster. Lace pattern by Cesare Vecelho. ca. 1606. Image 80 of Das Kaiserlich Königliche österreichische Museum und die Kunstgewerbeschule : Festschrift bei Gelegenheit der Weltausstellung in Wien, Mai 1873. J. C. Fischer and Company, Vienna, Austria, printers. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/daskaiserlichkon00unse/page/80/mode/1up

Model rooms, all with tall cabinets (vertikows). Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows. Art Deco influenced, ca. 1930s. Doesn’t say which country it was printed in but in German so presumably Germany or Austria.

12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Title page of a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u
Damen-Salon. “Salon” in hellstreifigem sapele-Mahagoni oder schwedisch birken, blaugrau gebeizt, mit Intarsien, poliert, vergoldete Beschläge und Fäcettenglaser. Salonschrank 84 breit, 190 cm. hoch. Büstenständer. Sofa 142 lang, 96 cm hoch. Umbau 160 lang, 206 cm. cm hoch. Sofatisch 80/60 c, Spieltisch breit 60, Lange aufgeklappt 80 cm. Schreibtisch 100/66 cm, und Einfacher Schreibtisch 90/62 cm. Tafel (Plate) 11. Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German and titled 12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u

“Wohnzimmer”, Eichen, frischgrün gebeizt, Kupferbeschläge. Vertikow, Sofa, Umbau, Auszugtisch, Rorhstuhl und Schrank. Tafel (Plate) 3. Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German and titled 12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u
“Wohnzimmer” Nussbaum matt poliert, Einlagen mahagoni und schwarz, innen Eichen, in grünem Kathedralglas mit Messingfassung, Beschläge messing matt. Tafel (plate) 4. Salonschrank 84 breit, 190 cm. hoch. Büstenständer. Sofa 142 lang, 96 cm hoch. Umbau 160 lang, 206 cm. cm hoch. Sofatisch 80/60 c, Spieltisch breit 60, Lange aufgeklappt 80 cm. Schreibtisch 100/66 cm, und Einfacher Schreibtisch 90/62 cm. Tafel (plate) 4. Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German and titled 12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u
“Wohnzimmer” Eichen gewachst, oder Satin-nussbaum, innen Eichen mit eingelegten Intarsien; schwarz und hell Mahogani, und Kristall-Facettgläser. BOTTOM Trumeau 250 hoch, 92 breit, 44 cm tief. Sofa-Umbau 180 hoch, 266 cm lang. Sofa 180 lg, 105 h, 70 cm tief. Sofa-Tisch 80 lang (ohne Klappen), 62 tief u. 75 cm hoch. Gläserp-Schrank 205 hm 196 br, u. 42 cm tief. Tafel (plate) 6. Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German and titled 12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u
“Salon” in hellstreifigem sapeli-Mahagoni poliert, innen ahorn anpoliert; Einlagen Palisander, schwarz und Perlmutter, Kristallgläser mit Facetten und vergoldeten Beschlägen. Tafel (plate) 12. Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German and titled 12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u
Damensalon mit Erkerwand, mahagoni poliert mit schwarzen Einlagen. Polsterstuhl. Sofa 150 lg, 100 cm h. Umbau 220 lg, 210 cm h. Runder Tisch 60 cm D. Standuhr 210 cm h. Schrank 186 h, 90 cm breit. Schreibtisch 95 br, 66 c. tief. Erkerwand 160 h, 80 cm breit. Gondelbankett 165 br, 60 cm h. Postament 120 h, 30 cm D. Schreibstuhl (might be Schneubstuhl) 60 br, 95 cm hoch. Tafel (plate) 13. Taken from a trade catalogue with 12 complete rooms featuring Vertikows, written in German and titled 12 moderne Wohnzim̄er u. Salons. Entwürfe für complette Zimmer nebst verschienenen Vertikows, alles in Maßstab gezeichnet u. mit Text versehen. Art Deco ish, ca. 1930s. Image © 2025 Eclectibles. Fair use license. https://www.eclectibles.com/pages/books/26013458/large-format-trade-catalogue-with-12-complete-rooms-featuring-vertikows-12-moderne-wohnzimmer-u

Imagery from Anton Seder’s “Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe” which came out in around 1886. Published in Vienna.

Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe herausgegeben von Martin Gerlach. Verlag von Gerlach & Schenk in Wien. Page 9. Collections of the Clark Institute Library. Digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/diepflanzeinkuns01sede/page/n8/mode/1up
Die Pflanze: Chrysanthemum Fragaria. Page 25. Collections of the Clark Institute Library. Digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/diepflanzeinkuns01sede/page/n24/mode/1up
Die Pflanze. Page 27. Collections of the Clark Institute Library. Digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/diepflanzeinkuns01sede/page/n26/mode/1up
Die Pflanze: Chrysanthemum. Page 28. Collections of the Clark Institute Library. Digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/diepflanzeinkuns01sede/page/n28/mode/1up

Out and about and strolling to somewhere fun on Vienna’s famed Ringstrasse. Various artists.

The Ringstrasse, Vienna. 1904. Croatian. Oil on canvas. Signed, inscribed and dated Vlaho Bukovac WIEN 1904 on the lower left. Image ©2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/european-british-art-2/the-ringstrasse-vienna
Ringstrasse and Staatsoper in Vienna. 19th c. Artist not known. Collections of the Wien Museum, Vienna, Austria. Image image © De Agostini Picture Library/A. Dagli Orti. Fair use license. via https://www.watercolourworld.org/painting/ringstrasse-and-staatsoper-vienna-tww0050a0

The festive inauguration of the Vienna Ringstrasse on May 1st, 1865. ca. 1865. Xylograph. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/construction-ringstrasse#o-18131

People out and about and doing interesting things, all of them looking to be great fun. Eduard Gurk, Austrian artist. Living from 1801 to 1841, he worked for the Hapsburg court.

“Der große Dom in der Adelsberger Grotte.” ca. 1834. Austrian. Watercolor. Collections of the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Reproduced from an art book. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_-Der_gro%C3%9Fe_Dom_in_der_Adelsberger_Grotte-_ca1834.jpeg
“An Outdoor Theatrical Presentation for the Vienna Rothschild Family.” 19th c. before 1841. Austrian. Watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/EDOUARD-GURK–Vienna-1801-1841-Jerusalem–An-Outdoor-Theatri?saleno=2586&lotNo=684&refNo=779051

“Her Imperial Majesties’ crossing from Varenna to Villa Melzi. Part of Emperor Ferdinand I’s coronation trips to Prague and via Tyrol to Milan.”1836. Austrian. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_004.jpg
“Mailand, Porta Orientale – Darbringung der Stadtschlüssel an I.I.M.M. durch den Podestà von Mailand an der Porta Orientale“. 1838. Austrian. Watercolor. In a private collection in Italy. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_-_Mailand,_Porta_Orientale.jpeg
“Die Schatzkammer in Mariazell im Jahre 1835.” 1835. Austrian. Watercolor on paper. Image source: dorotheum.com. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_Schatzkammer_in_Mariazell_1835.jpg

Decorative boxes by Austrian silversmith and jeweler Georg Adam Scheid. Living from 1838 to 1921, he had his own workshop in Vienna, producing a variety of silver and enameled goods that were sold throughout Western Europe.


Sterling silver box with green guilloché enamel. 1904. made in Vienna, Austria. Georg Adam Scheid, maker. Maker’s marks: mark for Georg Adam Scheid; British import marks. Image © 2008-2021 Bukowski Auktioner AB. Fair use license. via https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/E345/lots/1023763-an-austrian-silver-green-guilloche-enamel-box-makers-s-mark-georg-adam-scheid-vienna-1904
Oblong sterling silver box with slightly curved walls and a lidded hinge with white and green enamel and a gilded interior. 1900-1909. Art Nouveau. Made in Vienna, Austria by Georg Adam Scheid. Marked on the underside. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/sterling-silver/austrian-silver-art-nouveau-box-white-green-enameled-georg-adam-scheid-1900/id-f_14267311/
Sterling silver and guilloché powder box with a gilt interior. Translucent ivory ground decorated with an elegantly colorful painted enamel bouquet of wildflowers tied with a blue ribbon and the sides with complementary floral springs. Edwardian, ca. 1900-1905. Made in Vienna, Austria by Georg Adam Scheid. Maker’s marks: gilt interior stamped with Imperial Austrian hallmarks and mark for Georg Adam Scheid. Image ©1998-2021 Kensington House Antiques. Fair use license. via https://www.kensingtonhouseantiques.com/items/1405567/Sterling-Silver-Guilloche-Enamel-Powder-Box-by-Georg-Adam-Scheid

Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) pewter made in Germany by Kayserzinn. Kayserzinn was awarded at international fairs and expositions in Paris, Turin, Dusseldorf, and Saint Louis.

Pewter and crystal cruet set. ca. 1902-1904. Made in Germany. Jugendstil. Designed by Hugo Leven for Kayserzinn. Maker’s narks: marked “Kayserzinn 4538.” Image © 2021 Chairish, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.chairish.com/product/1781648/1900s-art-nouveau-hugo-leven-for-kayserzinn-pewter-and-crystal-cruet-set
Pair of vases in polished pewter with the design featuring overlapping embossed leaves encircling the lower part of the vase and the shoulders consisting of a trio of low-relief cyclamen blossoms with stems arching into handles around a petal form rim. 1890-1900. Made in Germany by Kayserzinn. Model number 4229. Maker’s marks: the vase on the left is stamped: “10 Kayserzinn 4229 X P” and the vase on the right is marked “U 15 Kayserzinn 4229 P “. Image © Q Antiques and Design. Fair use license. via https://www.qantiquesanddesign.com/kayserzinn-jugendstil-vase-pair
Lo 113 | Kayserzinn, A Pewter “Torpedo” Cigar Lamp/Lighter, Cologne, Germany, circa 1900-1902 Cigar lamp/lighter modeled in pewter as a torpedo boat. ca. 1900-1902. Jugendstil. Made in Cologne, Germany by Kayserzinn. Image © FREEMAN’S 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.freemansauction.com/news/kayserzinn-pewter-collection-rudolf-ammann/
Centerpiece with figures in pewter. ca. 1901-1902. Jugendstil. Made in Cologne, Germany by Kayserzinn. Image © FREEMAN’S 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.freemansauction.com/news/kayserzinn-pewter-collection-rudolf-ammann/

Jugendstil tableware for your next luncheon. Austrian. Otto Prutscher, designer (1880-1949).

Jug. 1930's.
Jug. 1930’s. Silverplate with gold gilding. Designed by Prutscher. Manufactured by Wiener Silber Manuactur. Image © 2019 LES ATELIERS COURBET. Fair use license. via https://www.ateliercourbet.com/serveware/wiener-silber-otto-prutscher-jug

Wine goblet. 1909.
Wine goblet. 1909. Glass. Designed by Prutscher. Meyr’s Neffe, Adolf bei Winterberg, manufacturer. Exhibited at the Bröhan Museum, Berlin, Germany in 2014. Cc0 License 1.0. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St%C3%A4ngelglas,_designed_by_Otto_Prutscher,_made_by_Meyr%27s_Neffe,_Adolf_bei_Winterberg_(Bohemia),_c._1909,_glass_-_Br%C3%B6han_Museum,_Berlin_-_DSC03986.JPG

Compote dish. ca. 1907.
Compote dish. ca. 1907. Flashed and cut glass. Image © 2019 The Museum of Modern Art. Fair use license. via https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3048

The seaside and other holiday spots. All gloriously made to come to life as though you were sitting on that beach too. Austrian. Ferdinand Ludwig Graf, painter. (1868-1932). Designed posters too but I like these best.

"Cattolica." 1926.
“Cattolica.” 1926. Oil on canvas laid on cardboard. Image ©2018 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/ludwig-ferdinand-graf/cattolica-cxiGWf5Z_ztlBc7NL8OPpg2

"Swimming pool." 1905.
“Swimming pool.” 1905. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://huariqueje.tumblr.com/post/178949632951/swimming-pool-ludwig-ferdinand-graf

Jugendstil pendants just perfect for your Saturday night. Collections of the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. One by my favorite, Koloman Moser.

Pendant. Before 1911.
Pendant. Before 1911. Gold, silver, emerald and opal. Franz Karl Delavilla, designer (1884-1967). Oscar Dietrich, manufacturer. Image © MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-23570

Bijou der Loge "Treue"Bijou der Loge "Treue" pendant. ca. 1910.
Bijou der Loge “Treue”Bijou der Loge “Treue” pendant. ca. 1910. German silver and enamel. Josef Hoffmann, designer (1870-1956). Wiener Werkstätte, manufacturer. Image © MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-29975

Pendant. ca. 1910.
Pendant. ca. 1910. Silver, enamel and lapis lazuli. Enamel and filigree. Sophie Sander-Noske, designer (1884–1958). Manufacturer not known. Image © MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-23565

Pendant. 1904.
Pendant. 1904. Silver with gemstones and enamel. Koloman Moser, designer (1868-1918). Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte in 1911. Image © MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-23303

Pendant. 1910-1912.
Pendant. 1910-1912. Platinum, gold, sapphire, citrine and diamond. Filigree. Stephanie Hunfalvy, designer. execution: Wilhelm Haarstrick, maker, Salzburg. Image © MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-23627

Pendant. 1907.
Pendant. 1907. Silver and semi-precious stones. Josef Hoffmann, designer (1870-1956). Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte. Image © MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-23091