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GUSTAV GURSCHNER
Rare Secessionist Brooch
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GUSTAV GURSCHNER
Rare Secessionist Brooch
Silver, chalcedonies
H 2.70cm (1.06 in) | W 2.10cm (0.83 in)
Origin | Austrian, c. 1900 |
Marks | GURSCHNER 4.8 9O0.Vienna poincon & maker's mark 'SIS' for Josef Siess |
Case | Fitted Case |
Gurschner was a sculptor, designer & aviation pioneer. He was a founding member of the Vienna secession. At the Paris Exposition of 1900, he was awarded a silver & a bronze medal.
Literature
llustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, p. 150
Gustav Harald Gurschner, life and work of the Viennese sculptor Gustav Gurschner, multimedia documentation, Salzburg 4th Edition 2004, Nr GG 1900032, model No. 50.
Price Code
Ref No 7602
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