Table centrepiece - Fontana (Table Fountain)
| Accession Nr.: | 59.393.1-2 |
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| Manufacturer: | Holics Faience Manufactory |
| Place of production: | Holics (Holíč) |
| Materials: | faience |
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| Techniques: | painted with polychrome glazes; painted with tin glaze; with cast and shaped parts |
| Dimensions: |
height: 44 cm
szájátmérő (csésze): 10,6 cm
base diameter: 30,5 cm
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A fountain-like decoration for the table, standing on three feet. It consists of shell trays that get smaller and smaller as the height grows. There is a voluted support between the bottom, and the middle tray. Between the volutes can be seen gargoyle masks with trays imitating shells. The stem between the middle and upper tray is also decorated with gargoyle masks. There is a putto riding a dolphin on the top. Colours: bright purple, blue, green, brownish-red and yellow. A number of identical pieces are known.
Literature
- Balla Gabriella: Holics, Tata és Buda kerámiaművészete. A Kárpát-medence kerámiaművészete. Novella, Budapest, 2009. - Nr. 99.
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 6.98. (téves ltsz.mal) (Weiner Piroska)
- szerző: Kybalova Jana: Holitscher Fayence. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, 1970. - Nr. 69. (analógia)
- Kiss Ákos: Barokk fajanszművészet Magyarországon. Holics és Tata. Corvina Kiadó, Budapest, 1966. - Nr. 27.
