Zsolnay Pecs Hungarian Porcelain Figurine Man with Flute c.1960 Produced by Zsolnay Pecs, Hungary 27*13*13 (cm) The ceramic figure produced by the Zsolnay Pécs ceramics company in the 1960s. The...
Zsolnay Pecs Hungarian Porcelain Figurine Man with Flute
c.1960
Produced by Zsolnay Pecs, Hungary
27*13*13 (cm)
The ceramic figure produced by the Zsolnay Pécs ceramics company in the 1960s. The figure was colored, depicts a flute-playing boy sitting on a wooden stake, which is an idyllic fairy tale scene.
The Zsolnay factory was established by Miklós Zsolnay (1800–1880) in Pécs, Hungary, to produce stoneware and other ceramics in 1853. In 1863, his son, Vilmos Zsolnay (1828–1900) joined the company and became its manager and director after several years. He led the factory to worldwide recognition by demonstrating its innovative products at world fairs and international exhibitions, including the 1873 World Fair in Vienna, then at the 1878 World Fair in Paris, where Zsolnay received a Grand Prix. Frost-resisting Zsolnay building decorations were used in numerous buildings specifically during the Art Nouveau movement. By 1914, Zsolnay was the largest company in Austro-Hungary. Zsolnay Pecs's works are collected by many international institutions, including the Zsolnay Museum in Pecs, the Museum of Applied art in Budapest, and the International Ceramics Museum in Faenza, Italy.