Art Deco Figural Giraffe by Vally Wieselthier (1895-1945) for General Ceramics (New Jersey) 9-1/4" high Designed in 1939 by Viennese Art Deco Sculptor Vally Wieselthier. Art Deco rendering of a graceful giraffe, a subject Wieselthier was drawn to on a number of occasions in her werkstätte days. This design for General Ceramics is seldom found. Ink-stamped: V. (vase logo & U.S.A.) W. BY GENERAL CERAMICS Mint condition. $ 445. P-91-R		BACKGROUND: Vally Wiselthier was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1895, where she later studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule under Kolo Moser (painting), Josef Hoffmann (architecture), and Michael Powolny (ceramics). She was a member of the famed Wiener Werkstätte from 1917-1922, after which she had her own workshop in Vienna, KeramischeWerkstätte Vally Wieselthier. She emigrated to New York in 1928, She designed with Arthur Baggs at University of Ohio, and, via the Metropolitan Museum traveling ceramics exhibit, influenced the art of the Cowan Pottery, Cleveland. Wieselthier designed for numerous firms, including the Sebring Company (Ohio) General Ceramics (New Jersey),. She died in New York in 1945.

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