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MANU FACTUM EST The production process From raw material to unique finished article. So delicate and yet so robust – the secret of how to make porcelain eluded the western world for a long time. Discovering the formula certainly required some intuition from the alchemists. Yet making the finest porcelain requires just three “ingredients” FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, AND KAOLIN The secret lies in getting the proportions right! Once the mix has been prepared, it can be employed immediately to make the most beautiful shapes. If the piece is to be thrown on the wheel, the paste has to be allowed to mature until it achieves the ideal consistency. Round and free-form shapes are created by hand on the wheel and are then dried. Plaster moulds are required to make the various parts for each piece of porcelain. Hollow shapes and figurines are cast and then allowed to dry before being removed from the mould. A single figure can consist of anything up to 70 separate parts that are put – or rather stuck – together and finished in a time-consuming manual process. The same porcelain paste is used to make the supports that hold the piece of porcelain in the required shape during firing. Casting Taking out of the shape The individual pieces Sharpening Cleaning The original Glazing The art of painting Signing Next, the tricky firing process begins. The first firing is known as biscuit firing, and takes place at 930° C. It causes the material to harden but its surface remains porous. Next it is time to give the raw porcelain its “identity”. Each piece is checked and cleaned and then marked with the signature striped shield prior to glazing. The shield is the coat of arms of the Babenberg family, and has been the trademark of the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory since 1744. Once the glazing has been applied by hand, the porcelain gets its second or main firing. This takes place at a temperature of 1380° C, and gives the porcelain almost the same compressive strength as steel. The porcelain now has a smooth, glazed surface, which is just perfect for detailed decoration using a quill pen or brush. Depending on the pattern and the number of colours, there can be up to six intermediate firings. Finally, gilt edges or decoration for the relevant pattern are painted on. Gold dust mixed with clove oil is applied to the porcelain and the piece is fired again to volatise the fugitive components so that 24-carat gold is all that remains. It is then polished with agate or sea sand. The Vienna manufactory is well known among connoisseurs for the purity, colour and intensity of the gold. Every <strong>Augarten</strong> piece is thus the product of the enormous patience and creativity of craftsmen who are true experts in their field.
AUGARTEN PORZELLAN manu factum est Lampen „Melone“ Lamps „Melon“ Entwurf Prof. Josef Hoffmann Höhe 32 cm Schirmdurchmesser 26 cm 910 015/…. Design Height Diameter of lampshade Lampenfuss Gelb 910 015 7024 Lampenfuss Gold 910 015 7027 G Lamp-Stand yellow Lamp-Stand gold Schirm 030 026 0036 Schirm 030 026 0036 Shade Shade Lampenfuss Schwarz 910 015 7027 Lamp-Stand black Schirm 030 026 0036 Shade Lampen 5 Lamps
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