Terms and conditions of use
Coffee pot
(c. 1902)
Medium
porcelain
Measurements
(a-b) 28.8 × 18.8 × 10.9 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1980
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Arguably, the finest porcelains ever made in the Art Nouveau style are those produced by the Dutch Rozenburg factory in The Hague. Introduced in 1899 under the Art Director J. Juriaan Kok, the famous ‘eggshell’ porcelain is unmatched for its thinness, its flamboyant shapes and the minute delicacy of its painted decoration. The sweeping lines of this coffee pot are reminiscent of forms found in Meiji-period Japanese bronzes, while the graceful decoration employs a soft, refined palette to render sinuous plant tendrils and other nature-inspired motifs, including an elongated praying mantis, on the handle.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
The Hague, the Netherlands
Inscription
(a) stamped (inverted) in black on base c. (crown) / Rozenburg / (stork) / den Haag
painted (inverted) in black on base c.: • (encircled with dots)(all encircled with dashes) / + (in a square) / • / S (vertical line through centre)
applied (inverted) in relief on base l.c.: 205
Accession Number
D395.a-b-1980
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Cylindrical body tapers towards four-sided neck fitted with tall pointed four-sided cover. Decorated shades green/mauve/plant.