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    12 May 1999

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    • A glazed terracotta vase, Mode
    Lot 262

    A glazed terracotta vase, Model No. 645

    DESIGNED BY KITTY RIX, MANUFACTURED BY THE WIENER WERKSTTTE, 1929

    Price realised

    GBP 2,530

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

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    A glazed terracotta vase, Model No. 645
    Designed by Kitty Rix, manufactured by the Wiener Werksttte, 1929
    Ovoid body with tall flared neck decorated with bands of rich orange and blue polychrome glaze with stylised fish amidst the waves
    18.1/8in. (46cm.) high
    Stamped WW Made in Austria, K.R. 645 on the underside

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    Lot Essay

    The original design for this piece is recorded in the archive of the Wiener Werksttte in the pattern book as model number 645 and is noted as a unique piece.

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