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Cybis Finish and Color Varieties
Older Cybis pieces are often found in more than one size, finish or color. The studio had a variety of options for most sculptures. According to printed advertisement in the late 1950's Cybis described their finishes as:
"Parian white is a translucent marble-like body from which all Cybis art pieces are sculpted. Stained Glass Porcelain is fired again and again to bring out the hushed splendor of its softly glowing color. Cypia is a rendition bringing out the muted Sepia tones of a Rembrandt."
In the top picture, a variety of finishes are illustrated.
From the left front row is seen:
Parian-white
Parian-color
Parian-white with color on base
Parian-Cypia
From the left second row is seen:
Stained Glass-white
Stained Glass-Color
Stained Glass-Cypia
A simple way to understand the surface finishes is to think of white (glazed and bisque), color (glazed and bisque), sepia "earthen" brown tones.
Below from left: Parian white/Parian color/Parian Cypia
Next from left: Stained Glass-white/Stained Glass-color/Stained Glass-Cypia
Old Coin Gold Accents
Most often, Old Coin Gold is found as an accent used to enrich and enhance. This unique process was developed by Cybis where 24k liquid gold was applied to the sculpture and fired. The brilliance is evident. It was not heavily produced and examples today are seldom seen.
Rated as extremely rare are sculptures produced where the figure's exposed skin surface is finished in Old Coin Gold. Far more gold was used. Here Old Coin Gold is a Primary Feature and not just an accent. All exposed skin surfaces are covered in gold as opposed to adding accents to a few areas. These pieces are so unique they are highly prized by serious collectors. Few were produced and by the 1960's the process was seldom used. A resurgence of Old Coin Gold was noted in the 1980's but only in very minimal amounts.
Old Coin Gold as a Primary Feature
Old Coin Gold Accents
Old Coin Gold as a Primary Feature
