Antique Ceramic Majolica Josef Strnact Wall Plate Hohenzollern , Austria, 1900s For Sale

Antique Ceramic Majolica Josef Strnact Wall Plate Hohenzollern , Austria, 1900s.

Gorgeous, antique pottery piece made by Josef Strnact , marked and numbered 3132.

Stunning Majolica with Hohenzollern Castle 3D design on it.

Perfect condition for the solid age of the plate!

Antique - The markings indicate that it was made by the Josef Strnact pottery from 1900 to 1933.

Plate diameter is 7.5” inches

History of Josef Strnact pottery:

This decorative plate is made in the Art Nouveau style, circa 1900, and it was manufactured in Austria. The markings indicate that it was made by the Josef Strnact pottery from 1900 to 1933.

The Strnact pottery, which employed more than 300 people in 1910, was founded by Josef Strnact, Jr., in 1881 in the former Austrian town of Turn-Teplitz, about 25 miles south of Dresden, Germany. The terra-cotta, majolica and faience produced by this factory were instant successes because of the pottery’s wide product range. It included faience and majolica vases, garden pieces like flowerpots and pillars, umbrella stands, tobacco jars and mantel-clock casings. It also made weaved and open-worked stoneware, like baskets and flower receptacles. The company also produced terra-cotta wall plaques and letters for signage.

Josef Strnact’s pottery used a variety of marks in this J.S shield form that were printed and impressed into the clay in raised relief.

Art Nouveau, as its name suggests, was the first truly new style of the modern era that did not look to the past for inspiration. The Art Nouveau style was based on natural forms rather than architecture, employing organic curves, floral design and the feminine form. The style was short lived, flourishing between about 1890 and 1910 throughout Europe and the United States. Variations of it were found in Germany, where it was called “Jugendstil” in Germany, “Sezessionstil” in Austria and “Stile Floreale” in Italy.