1750 - Art Nouveau vase - Theodor Grust

Art Nouveau vase - Theodor Grust Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen, around 1901. Porcelain, white, glazed. Polychrome under the glaze, in light relief (pâte sur pâte technique). Painted gold on the glaze. Gold rims. Blue sword mark under the glaze. 1st choice. H. 18 cm, d. 20 cm. - Provenance: Private collection. Elegant Art Nouveau vase made of white glazed porcelain with fine polychrome painting under the glaze and applied gold decoration. Executed in the sophisticated pâte-sur-pâte technique, the slightly reliefed decoration shows a surrounding frieze with rural scenes: Peasant women sowing potatoes, field wagons and resting oxen reflect an idealized rural idyll. The lower part of the vessel is decorated with stylized potato plants, applied with gold contours. Gold decoration and gold rims underline the decorative character of the piece. Form S175, designed by Theodor Grust (1857 Meissen - 1919 Meissen) in the years 1900-1904 - Theodor Grust. Design draughtsman. Studied at the academy in Dresden. At the manufactory since 1898, produced numerous designs for shapes and decorations (see Bergmann. www.meidabank.de). - Condition: small pinpoint burn mark inside - pinpoint glaze flaw on rim.