An art nouveau gallery giving you a brief look at the exceptional quality and superb design available to the art nouveau collector.
The art nouveau designers rejected the inspiration of classical european art and instead looked to Japanese, Celtic and other folk art as a basis for their work.
This can be seen in works by artists such as Gustav Klimt. Typical motifs come from nature: flowers, insects and birds. Lines curve and wind, straight lines were scorned by art nouveau designers.
AmphoraAn ivory porcelain vase from the portrait series Allegory of Russia, designed by Nikolaus Kannhauser for Amphora ( circa 1894-95; decoration 1899-1900).
The tri-lobed body has gilt raised edges and an everted lip.
The decoration consists of a frontal portrait of a Russian princess, her head with gold halo. The opposing sides feature painted forest scenes and stylised roses, outlined with gold threading
For examples of vases from the Allegory of Russia series see:
Richard Scott, Ceramics from The House of Amphora, 1890-1915 (Richard L. Scott, 2004)
Byron Vreeland, Monsters & Maidens, Amphora Pottery of the Art Nouveau Era (Byron Vreeland, 2003).
A
chandelier for the Wiener Werkstätte, c1903
Silver-plated brass, alpacca, glass
An
art nouveau patinated bronze and ivory figure "Pomona"
Modelled as a part robed woman holding a fruit bowl in her out stretched left hand
Mounted on a tan marble circular base
An art nouveau bronze and ivory three
quarter length study of a medieval lady wearing a head dress.
Mounted on a stepped marble plinth 21cm high, signed.
Card table for Karl Wittgenstein, c1907
Wiener Werkstätte in Macassar ebony, carved wood, gold-plated.
Marquetry in various types of wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl

Art Nouveau lustre pottery vase with dragon and saurian in combat.
Bohemia circa 1900.
Marks: Royal Dux raised pink triangle mark

Rare pair of Art Nouveau Jugendstil pewter four branch figural candlesticks by Orivit, Germany.
circa 1904.
Marks: Orivit 2211
Art Nouveau symbolist bronze
of a woman in the form of a snail.
By H Schmid - Austria or Germany circa 1900
Marks: Signed H Schmid

An exceptional Newcomb College vase, of bulbous Art Nouveau shape with carved and painted irises.
Executed and signed by Anna Francis Simpson.

Art Nouveau lamp, with brass base and stem holding a ruffled Loetz shade with pink oilspot design.
Original patina

The organic body bears an abstract foliate design with stem-like protrusions around the lip and a squat circular foot. Glazed in deep green, slate gray, and aubergine-brown, with brilliant gold highlights.
This vase represents a collaborative effort by two preeminent followers of sculptor/ceramist Jean Carries, architect/designer Georges Hoentschel and ceramist Emile Grittel.
A superb example of Art Nouveau ceramics from the Carries School (L'Ecole de Carries). Made in Montriveau, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Nievre prefecture, France.
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