Description
Antique Art Nouveau Figural Jardiniere (Planter) Centerpiece(s) Circa.1900. It features a hallmark Art Nouveau motif: an elegant, long-haired maiden in a flowing green gown standing alongside a stylized floral wheelbarrow or cornucopia, heavily decorated with relief holly leaves, berries, and pansy flowers. These pieces are Antique HandPainted Porcelain Art Nouveau figural planter/centerpieces, designed in the late 19th or early 20th century (circa 1900). Season Collection: Fall/Winter: It features a hallmark Art Nouveau motif: an elegant, long-haired maiden in a flowing green gown standing alongside a stylized floral wheelbarrow or cornucopia, heavily decorated with relief holly leaves, berries, and pansy flowers. Spring/Summer: Style: It features organic, flowing asymmetrical lines, whiplash drapery on the woman's green dress, muted pastel colors, and natural motifs like large plums and pink blossoms. Based on its visual design, color palette, matte finish, and the indistinct impressed marking shown on the base, it heavily aligns with Bohemian and Austrian art pottery studios of the era, such as Amphora (Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel / RSTK), Ernst Wahliss (Turn-Wien), or Royal Dux. Key Characteristics Style: Art Nouveau (Jugendstil), characterized by organic, flowing lines, natural forms, and romanticized figures Material: Glazed/Bisque polychrome fine porcelain, HandPainted Base Marks: impressed oval or rectangular mold number or maker's mark. Bohemian manufacturers commonly used faint, hand-impressed multi-digit numbers to identify the specific model or design shape. Condition: Each of these pieces are more than 120 years old. They are in good overall antique condition ( see and review photos- shot in both natural and studio lighting) with the following noted condition exceptions: Spring/Summer: plums, pink blossoms, soft pastel colors. The figures right fingers are damaged-( the price reflects this) Fall/Winter: holly berries, blossoms, warm ochre colors. The figures right thumb is damaged- (the price reflects this) These are wonderful Art Nouveau pieces for the collector or anyone who enjoys this beautiful Artist Style