ZSOLNAY, PÉCS
DRAGON PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
£3,780
Auction: 11 October 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
'eosin' lustre-glazed ceramic, with moulded dragon handle and spout, indistinct maker's mark ZSOLNAY, PÉCS, impressed no. 5867
Dimensions
25cm high
Footnote
Note: The Zsolnay factory rose to prominence after the 1867 formation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ended political unrest in Hungary. Austrian design had a strong impact on the factory and its ‘eosin’ lustre glaze, developed in the 1870s, provides the curving outlines of its wares with a sensual metallic sheen.