"Muse of Dance" figurine. Vienna-based manufacturer Friedrich Goldscheider.

GS Stoob 1 stamped mark (1987–1994), GS Stoob 4 embossed mark (1987–1994). 1992. Model No. 71. Design: ca. 1917. Design: Rudolf Podany(1876 Vienna – 1963 Vienna)

Light-colored stoneware, white glazed and painted in color. H approx. 56 cm. 1.88 kg.

Cast No. 54 of 3,000 limited-edition pieces: Figure of the (nude) dancer Adorée-Via Villany performing a dance with ribbons, a reproduction of the earlier model nos. 4814 and 4908, new model no. 71. Base with 2 chips.

In 1987, Peter Goldscheider and Michael Sommer founded “Goldscheider Keramik GmbH” in Stoob, thereby reviving the global brand “Goldscheider” following its dissolution in 1950. Until 1994, reproductions of the most popular Goldscheider models from the period between 1885 and 1985, among others, were produced as limited editions, crafted with the finest craftsmanship.

Bibliography: Dechant, Robert E. / Goldscheider, Filip: Goldscheider—Company History and Catalog Raisonné, Stuttgart 2007, pp. 75, 393, 395.

Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum Estate.

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