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Profile image of a 'Black-Gold' Line Stripe Fish Tray by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria.
Zoomed image of a Walter Bosse striped fish shaped tray produced by Herta Baller, Austria, in the early 1950s. Fantastically stylised Modernist fish dish.
Zoomed in image showing the beady eye on a fish shaped dish designed by leading twentieth century designer Walter Bosse. Production executed by Herta Baller, Vienna, Austria.
Close up showing the filed edge of a fish shaped dish or ash tray designed by leading 20th Century metalware designer Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria.
Detail showing the exquisitely cast and hand-finished patinated and polished brass dish in the shape of a fish designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria. The level of workmanship is akin to the Carl Auböck workshop.
Side view of a Walter Bosse fish animal shaped tray or dish which was produced by Herta Baller in Vienna Austria as part of the duo's 'Black-Golden' Line.
Close up showing the interior of a biomorphic dish in the shape of a fish. Design by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria, circa 1953.
Detail showing the high level of craftsmanship put into Herta Baller produced Walter Bosse designs. Items like this fish tray are referred to as Modern Vienna Bronzes.
Walter Bosse fish shaped tray or dish or ashtray made by Herta Baller, Austria, in the late-1940s or early-1950s. Classic Modern Vienna Bronze. Available to buy at Art & Utility, London.
Top down view of a Walter Bosse Fish shaped dish featuring stripes in black and golden yellow. Collectable mid-century design made by Herta Baller, Austria..
Close up showing the fine tool marks and black patination and polished golden coloured brass areas on a Walter Bosse fish tray produced by Herta Baller in Austria in the 1950s.
Large image of the reverse of a Walter Bosse fish shaped dish made by Herta Baller. The fine tool file marks and light but characterful black patination are tell tale signs of Herta Ballers expert brass making skills.
Top down image of a Walter Bosse fish tray by Herta Baller. The black and yellow fish tray is far away and sits on a textured red tablecloth.
A head on image of a large stripy fish shaped tray standing on its end. Rare mid-century design by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria.
A Walter Bosse fish tray standing on its end. This black and golden line whimsical animal dish was produced by Herta Baller in Modernist Vienna, Austria, circa 1953.
Close up showing the ribbed edge of a Walter Bosse dish cast by leading mid-20th century metal homeware accessories manufacturer Herta Baller, Austria, circa 1950.
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Walter Bosse Striped Fish Tray

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An elegant and charming polished and patinated brass tray in the form of a striped fish designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller, Austria. Dating back to the early 1950s, this collectable dish belongs to Bosse's renowned ‘black-golden’ line of cast brass sculptures and home accessories in the form of animals.

Designed to "make as many people as possible happy", the ‘black-golden’ line was Bosse’s response to the enduring drear of post-war years in Central Europe.

The tray captures the Modernist essence of a fish with its sleek and streamlined form. But what is most brilliant is how a beady eye, half-open gormless mouth, and comically round body still allow people to understand and smile at the particular character of this fish.

Designer: Walter Bosse

Manufacturer: Herta Baller

Year of Design: C. 1950

Dates Produced: C. 1950-55

Colour: Black, gold

Height: 2 cm, Width: 9.5 cm, Depth: 7.5 cm

Condition: Very good