Austrian Asian Art and Furniture

For sale is a midcentury comb made from real Horn. The design is by renowned Austrian Bauhaus-influenced designer Carl Auböck who had all his products...

Rare Near Life-Size Polychrome Bronze of a Native American Indian Chief after Carl Kauba, 20th century. This magnificent quality bronze, stands 52" tall and it depicts an American Indian chief with full a full uniform cast in solid bronze. Beautiful, bright and vibrant colors. Would stand out in any room and give life to anyone looking at it. 52" high x 29" wide x 18" deep Very good condition. Ready to place. Carl Kauba was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic. Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S. Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...

Young dancer in an oriental-looking costume with a tight bustier, a wide, low-slung skirt and a green gemstone embellishment also on the diadem, in an upright pose leaning slightly b...

Fanciful set of 3 white porcelain plates with very colorful hand painted decorations depicting birds and floral arrangements, produced sometime between 1884 and 1909 by MZ Austria...

Very nice Art nouveau Franz Xavier Bergman oriental dancer Vienna bronze from the 1900s on a marble base. Bergman was signing his creations with ...

Important and extremely fine Herman Bohm Viennese silver and enamel Jewelled nef, circa 1890. Stamped HB for Herman Bohm and Austrian control marks. In t...

Scarf Dancer IV, an Art Deco, cold painted bronze figure. Depicts a young lady in stylised pose, draped elegantly in a scarf, set over a green onyx plinth...

Scarf dancer, an Art Deco, cold painted bronze figure. Depicts a young lady draped elegantly in a scarf, set over a green onyx plinth. Inscribed J Lor ...

Early 20th century coat hanger in curved wood by the famous manufacturer Thonet. Two coat hanger parts with a mirror in the middle and the bottom can be used as an umbrella holder. ...

Masterfully handcrafted with clear influences of Chinese culture, this rare and unique agate and jeweled vase demonstrates Viennese command of the decora...