Porcelain vases of the Art Nouveau era tended to have stylized naturalistic designs such as flowers, fish and ladies in flowing dresses. Bulbous forms were popular as well as many other designs such as baskets and bottle vases.
Below are some examples and price guides of Art Nouveau porcelain vases including an Imperial Porcelain Factory vase with daisies and a Rozenburg eggshell porcelain vase with a floral design.
ROZENBURG
‘Loop handled vase with flowers, early 20th Century
Eggshell porcelain.
15.5cm high
Painted by H.G.A. Huyvenaar. Underside with printed Rozenburg Den Haag mark and H/52; amongst other painted marks.
Sold for £ 1,530 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2020
AN ART NOUVEAU ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES PORCELAIN VASE
CIRCA 1901, GREEN PRINTED TRIANGLE FACTORY MARK ENCLOSING 1901, VARIOUS INCISED LETTERS AND NUMERALS, ENAMEL SCRIPT SIGNATURE
Painted by Juliette Vesque, signed, with sinuous plants with yellow flowers outlined in gilding, the ormolu pierced base with flowering plants between foliate scrolls, apparently conceived as a table lamp, the base pierced with two holes for electricity
13 ¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high
Sold for GBP 2,500 at Christie’s in 2021
Pair of Art Nouveau Gilt-Metal Mounted Porcelain Two-Handled Vases
Height 22 inches.
Sold for $1,386 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle in 2021
Vase Daisies. Imperial Porcelain Factory, 1915
Rare and large porcelain vase Daisies of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, 1915, cone-shaped in Art Nouveau style. The quivering and poignant motif of wildflowers was designed by N.F. Daladugin. Master form turner G.S. Mironov is marked with the letter M in the test. Green underglaze mark of the Imperial Porcelain Factory. H II 1915. Made for the royal family`s charity auctions to help the wounded and the medical services of the front.
Sold for €24,000 at ANTIQON in 2022
Theodor Schmuz-Baudiss (1859-1942)
An Art Nouveau (KPM) Berlin vase and cover, circa 1913
polychrome and gilt decorated with cornucopia, flowers and fruits, with KPM mark underneath
Height 22 in; diam 9¼in
Sold for 7,560 EUR at Sotheby’s in 2022
