Art Price Index: Zsolnay and Art Nouveau

Published on 31 May 2022, by Anne Doridou-Heim

The Zsolnay manufactory’s mastery of a specific varnish allowed it to achieve an iridescent metallic glaze.

€28,160Vilmos Zsolnay company, c. 1904, “Round of Women in the Manner of Gustav Klimt”,... Art Price Index: Zsolnay and Art Nouveau

€28,160
Vilmos Zsolnay company, c. 1904, “Round of Women in the Manner of Gustav Klimt”, pair of enameled ceramic flower-pot holders, h. 19 cm/7.48 in; diam. 25.5 cm/10.04 in.
Paris, Hôtel Drouot, December 3, 2021, Ader OVV. M. Eyraud.

In 1853, Miklós Zsolnay (1800–1880) opened a workshop in Pecs, a city in southern Hungary near the Croatian border. After his son Vilmos (1828–1900) joined him ten years later, the company gained international acclaim. The Zsolnays successfully experimented with different enameling and glazing processes and won a gold medal at the 1878 Paris Universal Exhibition…

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