Goldscheider Porcelain Manufactory and Majolica Factory (german: Goldscheider'sche Porzellan-Manufactur und Majolica-Fabrik; later: ''Goldscheider Keramik'') was an Austrian

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manufactory.

History

In 1885, Friedrich Goldscheider came from the

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n city of

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and founded the Goldscheider Porcelain Manufactory and Majolica Factory. It became one of the most influential ceramic manufactories of

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and

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objects in

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, with subsidiaries in

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and

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. For over half a century, Goldscheider created masterpieces of historical revivalism,

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(''Jugendstil'') and

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. Famous artists such as Josef Lorenzl, Stefan Dakon,

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and the two perhaps best known Austrian ceramic artists (

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and Vally Wieselthier) worked for Goldscheider. Several of the artists who worked for Goldscheider also worked for other Viennese studios, such as

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, Keramos or for the German brands Rosenthal and

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. The Goldscheider family migrated in 1938 to the United Kingdom and the USA. Walter Goldscheider started a new factory in

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and on

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. The son of Friedrich Goldscheider, was an art publisher in Paris during the

-era.

Recent exhibitions

Several exhibitions and lectures took place since the new book on Goldscheider was presented in 2007 to the public: a big Goldscheider exhibition was shown at the

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(November 2007 – February 2008), at the

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in New York (January–April 2009), as well as lectures in

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at the Museum of Decorative Arts (June 2008) and at the 10th Worldwide Art Deco Congress in

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(May 2009). From June to October 2015, the

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in Leipzig honoured the history of Goldscheider with an exhibition. Current exhibitions are usually shown at the official Goldscheider website.

Bibliography

* Gerald Koenecke, ''Goldscheider – West Germany. Figuren und Wandmasken 1953-60''. Göttingen, 2000 '' Edition Ruprecht'', * Robert E. Dechant and Filipp Goldscheider, "GOLDSCHEIDER. History of the Company and Catalogue of Works". (Firmengeschichte und Werkverzeichnis), 640 pages, 23 x 31 cm, over 2,300 illustrations, 500 in colour, approx. 1,600 models and 163 signatures reproduced. Hardcover with dust jacket. Text in English and German. Stuttgart, 2008 '' Arnoldsche'' * ''Exotik/Verführung/Glamour. Die Weltmarke Goldscheider.'' Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig 2015, 63 pages, mainly illustrated

External links

Official Goldscheider site in ENGLISHOfficial Goldscheider site in GERMANBook on Goldscheider ceramics by Arnoldsche Art Publishers; Robert E. Dechant and Filipp Goldscheider
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