'Spring' and 'Autumn' by Michael Powolny, designed 1907

from the four Seasons, modelled as putti standing, Spring holding a large bouquet of stylised flowers, Autumn with a large bunch of grapes, upon round bases, impressed Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik trade marks for 1913-1914, Spring impressed model number 60, Autumn impressed model number 61,

Michael Powolny (1871-1954) was an Austrian sculptor, ceramicist, designer and teacher. Born in Judenburg he trained at Tonindustrie in Znaim, and then from 1894 to 1901 attended the Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule. In 1906 with Bertold Löffler (1874-1960) he founded the Wiener Keramik workshop. A year later the Wiener Werkstätte took over the management of the sale and distribution of the products of the workshop. In 1913, the Wiener Keramik merged with the Gmundner Keramik to create the Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik.