"Prancing Deer", Large, High Style Art Deco Vase by Hentschel for Rookwood
About the Item
- Creator:William Hentschel (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Diameter: 9 in (22.86 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Porcelain,Glazed
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1927
- Condition:Repaired: Given signs of repair on the bottom, it is possible that the Rookwood factory cast this piece as a lamp base, or a hole was drilled to accommodate a lamp. Later the hole would have been filled and the lamp restored.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865116411571
William Hentschel
William Hentschel was born in New York City in 1892. He studied at the Art Students League and Columbia University in New York, the University of Kentucky and the Cincinnati Art Academy. He was a well-known painter, teacher, designer, and craftsperson. He was a designer for the Rookwood Pottery Company, where he worked until 1932 and produced over 4,000 designs for ceramics. He taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati from 1921–57. Hentschel was one of the leading artists at the famed Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati for years, before founding the Kenton Hills pottery in 1937. Hentschel died in Burlington, Kentucky, in 1962.
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