Jugendstil—the Germanic name for the sinuous, ethereal design style best known as Art Nouveau—rarely found better expression in ceramics that at the kilns of Amphora. In 1892, Austrian potter Alfred Stellmacher and four relatives opened a workshop that produced earthenware featuring plants, animals, mythical creatures, simulated jewels and even portraits in the style of Gustav Klimt and other fashionable painters of the era. Each piece was signed Amphora. The factory also produced ewers, bowls, tureens, and other diverse shapes. Located in the former spa resort town of Turn-Teplitz (now part of the Czech Republic), the Amphora factory took advantage of the abundant kaolin in the local riverbeds—as well as the energy produced by the rivers themselves—in manufacturing their arresting wares.
Amphora pieces were painstakingly produced via a method that included detailed sketches, intricate carving and molding and luminous iridescent glazing. All culminated with repeated firings of the clay—sometimes as many as ten times. As a result, the firm won worldwide acclaim, taking gold medals at the Chicago and St. Louis World’s Fairs. Its wares were sold by luxury emporiums like Tiffany & Co.
Collectors prize Amphora vases for their delicate, naturalistic designs, and larger pieces often command prices in the tens of thousands. Equally sought after are portrait busts featuring religious, literary and allegorical themes. If you’re mourning the end of Downton Abbey and you’d like to add a dash of Lady Edith’s bohemian flair to your home, an Amphora vase or bowl will serve as a unique conversation piece.
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Bohemian Ceramic Vase Art Nouveau Amphora circa 1898 Floral Female Portrait
By Nikolaus Kannhäuser, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Bohemian Ceramic Vase Designed by Nikolaus Kannhäuser Manufactured by Amphora Riessner Stellmacher & Kessel, Turn-Teplitz circa 1898 "ivory p...
Ceramic
Czechoslovakian Glazed Earthenware Pitcher by Amphora, circa 1918-1939
By Amphora
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Czechoslovakian glazed earthenware pitcher by Amphora, circa 1918-1939, incised enameled pottery blue background and floral stylized decorated. Opposite curve handle and spout, the...
Earthenware
Large Amphora Art Nouveau Handled Vase Attributed to Paul Dachsel
By Amphora, Paul Dachsel
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Large Amphora blue and green eight-handled vase with red leaves. Attributed to Paul Dachsel - Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel, Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, ca...
Porcelain
Amphora Earthenware Shaped Vase, Viennese, Austria, 1900
By Amphora
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Amphora earthenware shaped vase, Viennese, Austria, from the beginning of the 20th century, circa 1900 with four stylized handles.
Ceramic
$6,606Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of gilted and hand-painted vases by Nikolaus Kannhäuser Amphora ca. 1898
By Nikolaus Kannhäuser, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Pair of vases, Nikolaus Kannhäuser, Amphora Riessner Stellmacher & Kessel, ca. 1898, marked The female figure held a central position in Jugendstil in general and particularly i...
Ceramic
Ceramic Pot, Bowl, Jardiniere, Three Musketeers, Dumas, Amphora, 1920, Bohemia
By Amphora
Located in Wien, AT
Very rare literature themed ceramic object of the well-known company Amphora from Bohemia, Czech Republic, made in the Art Deco period around 1920. The three musketeers of the well-known novel of 1844 by Alexandre Dumas are depicted in 3 side cartouches of this pot. Athos, Porthos and Aramis are delightfully painted in high detail by hand with masterly quality in enamel. The vessel is constructed in such a way that it has three handles on which small lizards / dragons rest, which are also detailed and beautifully physically designed. On the bottom is the amphora brand in underglaze. Measurements approx.: height 12.5 cm - 4.92 in, diameter 22 cm - 8.66 in This is an outstandingly rare object from a renowned manufactory, with a reference to French literature, to a classic of world literature.
Enamel
Vintage Czech Amphora Porcelain Sculpture of a Camel and Mounted Rider
By Amphora
Located in San Francisco, CA
A magnificent Mid-20th century Czech Amphora Porcelain sculpture modeled as a “Camel and Mounted Rider”, of imposing size and in Fine original condition. The Amphora Porcelain Works existed from 1892 – 1945 in the Teplitz-Turn area of Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but since 1918, in Trnovany in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1892 under the style of RSt&K, by Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel, the son and sons...
Porcelain
1960’s Vintage Large Ceramic Earthenware Vase
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very large vintage earthenware vase, this dates from circa 1960s. It’s hard to get a sense of the scale in the photos, but this...
Ceramic
$396Sale Price|27% Off
H 6.89 in Dm 3.25 in
Christopher Dresser Watcombe Aesthetic Movement Twin Handled Persian Taste Vase
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish Aesthetic Movement flow glaze twin handled vase in the ‘Persian Taste’ by renowned British designer Christopher Dresser (British, 1834 – 1904) for Watcombe, Torquay and dating from around 1885. The red earthenware vase is lightly potted with a round pedestal foot with an unglazed base on a rounded body with a bud shaped neck with raised top with a fold back rim. Ornate scroll handles are applied to either side. The body of the vase is decorated in bright green, blue and white flow glazes against a natural brown ground from the underlying glazed elements of the body. This very stylish example has impressed WATCOMBE TORQUAY...
Earthenware
Austrian Art Nouveau Imperial Amphora Vase with Birds
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Art Nouveau/Jugendstil Austrian Imperial Amphora art pottery twin handled vase with tube lined bird designs dating from the early 20th century. In addition...
Ceramic
Karl Rudolf Ditmar Pair of Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Pottery Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning pair Austrian heliosine iridescent glazed art pottery vases by Karl Rudolf Ditmar (1818-1895). The pair of squat double gourd shaped vases are...
Pottery
$1,694 / set
H 9.45 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Set of Three Decorative White Ceramic Boxes or Pots by Lion French Handmade
By Eugène Lion
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eugene Lion, circa 1940 Set of three decorative pots or boxes in stoneware ceramic. Elegant white ceramic glaze color. Original form of the 20th mid-century design. n°...
Ceramic
$1,400
H 8.75 in Dm 9.87 in
Harald Östergren, Vase / Pitcher Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby, Harald Östergren
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and red, glazed earthenware vase designed by Harald Östergren and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Earthenware
$2,906
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
Large Anne Goldman Ceramic Vase
By Anne Goldman
Located in Dallas, TX
A large scale ceramic vase by Anne Goldman. Anne's work is wheel-thrown stoneware, with carved, sculpted and pierced surfaces enhanced with porcelain and iron slips.
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Column with Ceramic Vase
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this splendid column vase, made in Italy, dating back to the early 20th century. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The eye-catching decoration captures t...
Ceramic
1970s Ceramic Amphora with Iron Base
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s ceramic amphora with iron base.
Iron
Arts and Crafts Three Handled Pottery Vase Attributed to Linthorpe
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Arts & Crafts three handled hourglass shaped vase attributed to Linthorpe and in the manner of Christopher Dresser (British, 1834 – 1904) dating from around 1880. The vase...
Earthenware
$306
H 7.88 in Dm 4.14 in
Italian Fratelli Fanciullacci Attributed Mid Century Art Pottery Sgraffito Vase
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Italian art pottery twin handled vase with sgraffito floral designs in the style of Fratelli Fanciullacci . The vase has a rounded body with a tall funnel shape...
Pottery
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H 14.18 in Dm 7.49 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Portrait Vase Amphora Gold Ochre Purple circa 1900
By Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic portrait vase manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1899 Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic portrait Vase "Germania...
Ceramic
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H 7.68 in Dm 4.73 in
Figurative Ceramic Vase Dragon Amphora Bohemia Jugendstil circa 1901 Brown Green
By Eduard Stellmacher, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Small Dragon Vase, Eduard Stellmacher, Amphora-Werke Riessner Stellmacher & Kessel, ca. 1901, Elfenbeinporzellan, marked Around 1900, the manufacture Amphora rose to the top of European ceramics...
Ceramic
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H 9.25 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Antique Polychromed Amphora Pottery Vase with Wild Cat Carved in Relief c1910
By Amphora
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts vase offers Amphora pottery construction with a wild cat in countryside setting carved in relief, polychromed band with enameled stylized foliate elements, m...
Pottery
Art Nouveau Ceramic Portrait Allegory Vase Gold Amphora circa 1900 Austria
By Nikolaus Kannhäuser, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau ceramic portrait vase designed and painted by Nikolaus Kannhäuser manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1900 This de...
Ceramic
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H 13.39 in Dm 5.12 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Portrait Vase Amphora Gold Ochre Blue circa 1899
By Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic portrait vase manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1899 This extraordinary portrait vase made of so-called...
Ceramic
Amphora Double Headed Pheasant Centerpiece
By Amphora
Located in Riverdale, NY
Gorgeous Amphora double headed pheasant bowl from the Arts & Crafts era featuring a pheasant head on each end of the bowl. Created in the Teplitz-Turn area of the Czech Republic this...
Pottery
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H 8.27 in Dm 4.93 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Portrait Vase Amphora Gold Brown Ochre, circa 1897
By Nikolaus Kannhäuser, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic portrait vase designed and painted by Nikolaus Kannhäuser manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1897 A remarkable example from Amphora is this portrait vase painted and signed by Nikolaus Kannhäuser circa 1897. It is an excellently preserved piece from a series of vases that represent Kannhäuser's engagement with Mucha's early work. Especially characteristic are the stylized facial features of this young beauty. The reduction of the color palette and the focus on equally straight as well as precise executions also evoke a homage to Mucha's significant style, which is masterfully reinterpreted here. The en-face depiction of the woman's portrait captures the attention of the viewer in an intensive way. Her gaze seems unagitated and yet inviting, peaceful and yet self-confident. Once torn from the protagonist's eyes, the spiral relief ridges direct the eye's gaze to the vase's refined form. The background of dense and leafy trees also fits harmoniously into the overall picture of this work of art and underlines the motif of flora in terms of content. marked with „NK“ underlined, “AMPHORA TURN...
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H 7.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Paul Dachsel Amphora Art Nouveau Four Handle Lily Gold Blue Green Pottery Vase
By Paul Dachsel, Amphora
Located in Miami Beach, FL
7.25" Tall Paul Dachsel Amphora porcelain vase with 4 arms and a painted lily pad leaf design with gold assents. The vase is a beautiful blue and green color. Stamped and numbered ...
Porcelain, Pottery
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H 3.94 in Dm 8.67 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Bowl Eduard Stellmacher Amphora Blue, circa 1902
By Eduard Stellmacher, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau symbolistic ceramic bowl from the "Fates-series" designed by Eduard Stellmacher manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1...
Ceramic
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H 8.86 in Dm 5.52 in L 8.86 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase with Sea Monster Amphora Brown circa 1902
By Eduard Stellmacher, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau ceramic vase with deep sea monster designed by Eduard Stellmacher manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1902 Dragons...
Ceramic
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H 11.42 in Dm 4.53 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Candlestick Eduard Stellmacher Amphora circa 1902
By Eduard Stellmacher, Amphora
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau ceramic candlestick from the “Fates-series” designed by Eduard Stellmacher manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1902 i...
Ceramic
Large Arts Nouveau Elvir Otto "Brittany Farmers" Amphora Pottery Vase, 1910
By Amphora
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large and rare faience Art Nouveau Austrian Elvir Otto for Amphora Templitz (Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel) pottery vase of the "Brittany Farmers" collection (1909-1910, inspired by the Brittany farm life, North West France) offers oversized and flared cylindrical form with high relief scenic landscape having farmer and crop fields, iridescent matte glazing with soft gilding, marked on base with Aphora, Austria and crown stamps as photographed, c1920 Measures - 16.5''H x 7.5''W x 7.5''D Additional Information: This large vase is made by Amphora, Turn-Teplitz Region of Bohemia Austria and was designed by Elvir Otto who worked for the Amphora works around 1909. This series is inspired by the Brittany (North West France) farm life. The decor is in high relief and colored in earthen tintes. Manufacturer Amphora Eduard Stellmacher and the brothers Hans and Carl RieÃYner lead together with Rudolf Kessler the company, which was grounded in 1892. They were specialized in unique styles and interesting glazes used to create what became known as Amphora pottery. They manufactured special luxury porcelain pieces, since 1894 also porcelain figurines and since 1895 fayences (vases and jardinières), and later special vases with animal motives and figurines. Animal figures, modern pottery with floral ornaments, china, stoneware and ivory-porcelain, decorated with enamel, soft colours and also gilded. Amphora AUSTRIA strongly competed with Royal Dux for the best ceramics of that time. In 1905 Stellmacher left the company and Kessel left in 1910 so the brothers continued the Amphora WERKE RIESSNER from that moment.Amphora represented at several exhibitions: 1893 in Chicago, the Highest Award, 1894 in San Francisco / Gold Medal, 1894 in Antwerpen âe" Diplome d`honneur, since 1897-9 8 winter exhibitions of the Vienna museum, 1900 in Paris âe" Medaille d`or, 1901 in St. Petersburg âe" Gold Medal, 1906 in Milan, and 1910 the world exhibition in Brüssel âe" Grand Prix. Some of the well known artist: Ferdinand Doblinger, Fritz Eichmann...
Pottery, Earthenware, Faience, Porcelain