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Vase Amphora “Allegory of Gemany” ca. 1899

SKU 1196 Tag

Portrait vase “Allegory of Germany”, design Nikolaus Kannhäuser, manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner Stellmacher & Kessel in Turn-Teplitz, ca. 1899, ivory porcelain, marked

  • Height: 30.5cm, Width: 14cm, Depth: 14cm
  • 1899 to 19000
    Technique: Ivory porcelain, colorfully glazed, cold enamel painting, partly gilded
    marked on the bottom with pressmark “AMPHORA” in the ellipse, company stamp “Turn-Teplitz Bohemia RSTK”, marked “2016”(model number) and “26”, glazed initials “FR”; bib.: comp. Richard L. Scott (ed.), “Ceramics from the House of Amphora 1890-1915”, Sidney/Ohio 2004, p. 92
    9.500,00 VAT inclusive
    SKU 1196 Tag
    Description

    A specialty among the portrait-vases from the house of Amphora are the allegories of great European nations. They represent the powerful monarchies of Russia, Austria-Hungary, France and Germany. Nikolaus Kannhäuser has designed the series showing similar motifs on differently shaped ceramic vessels. In this particular vase, we see the personification of the German Empire. Germania is depicted in profile, with a clearly recognizable eagle, the heraldic animal of Germany, adorning her helmet. Her ceremonial armor is richly decorated and extends up to the lady’s gilded neck rings. Her finely drawn face, the landscape in the backdrop and all the lavish ornamentation, offered the porcelain painters, enamellers and gilders from the house of Amphora an ample opportunity to display all their virtuosity and technical finesse. Thus, this Allegory of Germany completely in tune with the contemporary taste of European Art Nouveau is a true feast for the eyes. At the same time, this portrait vase impresses with its high-quality ceramic craftsmanship.

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    Portrait Vase "Allegory of Germany" Nikolaus Kannhäuser Amphora ca. 1899 ivory porcelain marked
    Vase Amphora “Allegory of Gemany” ca. 1899

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