CARL SIGMUND LUBER (1868-1934) & MANUFACTURE NORICA (FOUNDED BY JOHANN VON SCHWARZ) Stylized geranium Baluster pitcher with detached handle. Polychrome glazed ceramic proof; the decoration is a rotating title. A chip around the neck. Marked with the factory stamp under the base. H. 28 cm Bibliography : Wolfgang König and Rudolf Weichselbaum - Carl Sigmund Luber - Leben und Werk als der Jugendstilkeramik von Johann von Schwarz, 1896-1906 / His Life and Works as Artist for the Art Nouveau Ceramics of Johann von Schwarz, 1896-1906 - Catalogue of the touring exhibition held in Boizenburg (September 16, 2006 - February 15, 2007) ; Frechen (March 4 - May 28, 2007); Munich (January 16 - February 16, 2008), Koenig-Weichselbaum Verlag, Einbeck, 2006. An identical model is reproduced on page 191, on a Norica-Fayencen moderner Art plate (no. 2418).