Amphora Austria Secession Ewer Art Nouveau Pottery Vase Antique Arts & Crafts

This beautiful ceramic ewer showcases an All-Over graphic floral pattern with a Multicolor finish. The textured glaze gives it a unique finish, while its 7.5" height and 9.5" width make it a substantial decorative item. This vintage ewer is free of chips and cracks, and its handmade production style adds to its charm.

The Impressed backstamp and Original/Licensed Reproduction status ensure its authenticity, while its production technique of Pottery makes it a true work of art. Perfect for any collector of antique Arts & Crafts, this item is sure to delight. Please be advised that the store is no longer fulfilling orders. Thank you for your understanding.

Below copied from only other example found on internet:JLG ART antiques. The Austrian Art Nouveau, or Vienna Secession, differed from many other national expressions of that international design movement. It becomes evident that in Austrian hands, the Art Nouveau interpretation of nature was perhaps bionic as well as organic. The whiplash line, asymmetry, sense of unconstrained movement, Japanisme and dank palette typically associated with Art Nouveau bowed at the end of the Hapsburg Empire to order, formality, saturated colors, clarity and planar surfaces.

This was true in the fine arts as exemplified by Gustav Klimt, the founder of the Secession movement, as well as the decorative arts that extended to everyday experience. Our ceramic ewer is a case in point.

Carrying an impressed mark, "Austria, " it was fashioned prior to 1921. Though of a traditional Italianate form, to a cultivated Viennese shopper of the time, the vase's vibrant colors and block print flowers would have seemed au courant.

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