Portrait Vase Amphora Riessner Stellmacher & Kessel ca. 1897
Portrait vase, allegory of autumn, Amphora Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz, ca. 1897, ivory porcelain, marked
marked with “AMPHORA”, impressed model number “630” Bib.: Richard L. Scott (ed.), Ceramics from the House of Amphora 1890-1915, Sidney/Ohio 2004, p. 86.
Description
A perfect example of the quality of the popular portrait vases of Amphora is this masterful art object, created at the end of the 19th century. Depictured is an idealized female profile in a relief-like look. This allegorical personification of autumn is decorated with delicate foliage, vines and grapes in flowing blond hair, from which individual strands of hair artfully flutter in the wind. The deep blue of the grapes and trees creates a harmonious synergy with the matte brown and green tones. Another highlight of this vase, made of so-called ivory porcelain, is the subtle play of golden relief contours, which give the object additional depth.
EXECUTION
The "Amphora-Werke k.k. priv. Keramische Werke Rießner, Stellmacher & Kessel" was founded in 1892 by Hans and Carl Rießner, Eduard Stellmacher and Rudolf Kessel in Turn-Teplitz. The Austro-Hungarian company produced high quality ceramic objects and is one of the most famous manufactories of the Art Nouveau period. Soon after its founding, the company employed 300 people and exported its sought-after products all over the world. Besides rather commercial products, more elaborate objects were created for world exhibitions and other international art fairs. These partly monumental exhibits include vases with grotesque animal creatures such as dragons and sea monsters, inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, as well as vessels with maiden and delicate female figures in allegorical designs. The high-quality standards of the founding members brought along the so-called "ivory porcelain", a glazed thin-walled type of ceramics, which was often enhanced with gold, cold enamel painting and gemstones. Even then, the company won high awards with this technique and the elaborate surface design, including four "Grand Prix" at various world exhibitions. Today, exceptional specimens are represented in famous art nouveau museums such as the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe and the Bröhan Museum, Berlin.
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