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Antique Art Nouveau Torhout Flemish Belgian Earthenware Pottery
$350
£264.48
€305.41
CA$489.07
A$542.67
CHF 284.26
MX$6,654.55
NOK 3,615.70
SEK 3,413.06
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An Art Nouveau Flemish earthenware vase from Torhout, dating to the early 1900s. The simple, attractive shape and incised design are typical of the Flemish pottery or 'Poterie Flamande' of the region and period. A lovely design and now officially an antique, at over 100 years old.
Torhout pottery production focused on utensils and domestic pottery throughout it's 500 year history, and developed a distinctive appearance, tending to be warm in color, simple in design, and modest or homely in appearance.
On a base of earthenware clay, patterns have been incised by hand. The motifs have been loosely colored and the whole vase drip-glazed. The colors have a lovely, earthy simplicity - loosely applied creamy yellows, burnt umber, denim blue, with a subtle iridescent sheen to the surface, especially in areas of built up glaze.
The combination of simple geometric and stylized floral patterning is characteristic of Flemish and Dutch design of the early 1900s, sitting somewhere between the flowing floral patterns of the Vienna Secession movement and the more geometric patterns that would eventually spill over into 'De Stijl', which explored pure geometric pattern.
A little history of Torhout Pottery:
The style takes reference from the early craft origins of Flemish pottery. There's a hint of Persian/Ottoman design traditions that influenced Europe from the 15th century right up to the 1920s. This is visible in the both the simplicity of shape and the style of decoration.
Flemish pottery has a long tradition going back to the middle ages. In the archives of Torhout, pottery is mentioned as early as 1542. Typical colours were obtained by mixing clay with metallic oxides: lithium cobalt oxide for blue; copper oxide for green; manganese oxide for brown. The pottery was baked in coal and wood-fired ovens.
From 1895 the potteries of Torhout, began to manufacture mainly art pottery, such as vases, jugs, tobacco jars and other ornamental pieces. A common decoration of this period is flowers in a flat relief, as seen in this vase, prepared with incised outlines.
- Dimensions:Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Diameter: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Style:Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Earthenware,Glazed
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- Date of Manufacture:1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Light wear consistent with age and use. Patina consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Melbourne, AU
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2656336467262
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