Amphora Art Pottery / Art Nouveau Organic vase c. 1900More Information
Amphora Art Pottery / Art Nouveau Organic vase c. 1900
AMPHORA ART POTTERY Turn-Teplitz, Austria
Organic vase c. 1900
Glazed earthenware
Marks: AMPHORA (in oval), AUSTRIA (in an oval), 8026, 41
For more information see: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, ( March 1901) pp. 346-349; Sammlung Bröhan: Kunsthandwerk, Glas, Holz, Keramik,Vol. 1 Band II (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1976), pp. 284-293.
Jean Schlumberger, Paris, famous articulated “fish” lighter, 18K gold body and tail composed of striated and scallop edged scales, set with two cabochon sapphires for eyes, one pink and one blue, signed: Schlumberger, Modele Depose, French Eagle’s head touch mark for 18k gold (3x), Crab mark for silver made in the French provinces, (lighter insert only) c. 1939-42 Model illustrated: The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger, catalogue no. 50