Walter Bosse Vintage Cow Egg Cup, c. 1960s

$95.00

This cow is a small creature with big personality! Walter Bosse, an expert craftsman from the golden age of Vienna bronzes, designed his “black/gold” series of bronze figurines to make “as many people as possible happy.”

Excellent example of a Walter Bosse brass egg cup. This modernist cow from the 1960s is in great condition with good patina. Originally designed to be used as an egg cup, ashtray, gum holder or candleholder with ball shaped candles. They fit a small tealight as well. Depicts a cow standing with it’s back as a bowl. Two ears at the sides with two pointed horns and a tail at the back with incised detail on the face. Finished with a blackened patina and selectively polished highlighted golden brass. Last image shows a page from an original  catalog circa the 1970s showing the cow with other animal egg cups, candle holders, and ashtrays. Unmarked

Authenticated by Modern Vienna Bronze as an original Walter Bosse design.

ウォルター・ボッセ – 牛

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Description

Designed by Walter Bosse, circa 1960s.

Born in Vienna in 1904, Walter Bosse was a student of Micheal Powolny, Franz Cizek, and Richard Riemerschmid. He initially worked with ceramic sold by the Wiener Werkstätte, Augarten, and Goldscheider. His designs are some of the most important works in mid-century decorative arts. In the late 1940s Bosse began to produce countless brass miniatures (mostly animal figurines) with which he showed his admiration for the various creatures of nature. With his colleague, Karl Hagenauer, he created several figures inspired by the “zoo” theme. With the uncommon look of the collection, he focused on “making as many people as possible happy.” In partnership with Herta Baller he presented his collection at art fairs in Frankfurt, where he found a large amount of international customers. The “black/gold” interplay between polished and patinated brass was soon known around the world.


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Materials: Bronze/brass

Dimensions: 5″ long 
2.5″ tall
2″ wide

Additional information

Weight 152 g
Dimensions 76 × 63 mm

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