This hand-painted porcelain vase was manufactured in around 1908 by Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora, a porcelain factory in Oegstgeest in Southern Holland. The factory operated from 1908 to 1933 and employed a number of respected artists and designers. Unfortunately, the vase bears the name of the factory but not the maker's mark. Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora was influenced by the other Dutch porcelain factories, particularly Rosenburg and De Distel that manufactured well-crafted pieces with Jugendstil motifs and naturalistic designs.

This hand-painted porcelain vase was manufactured in around 1908 by Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora, a porcelain factory in Oegstgeest in Southern Holland.

Ian Neil Whalland (1963-1996) acquired this vase for his collection of twentieth-century decorative art objects. He lived in Sydney, and developed his collection during the 1980s and 1990s.

Vase, porcelain, with hand-painted decorations, designed and made by Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora, Oegstgeest, Holland, c. 1908

A ceramic hand-painted vase with a tall tapered body and a thick round neck with a flared lip. Two amphora-style handles are attached to the sides of the vase, which extend down from the round neck. The cream surface is hand-painted with a pattern of black and brown dots, star and flower shaped decorations, and thin linear designs. Marked on base.

Made: Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora; Oegstgeest, Holland; 1903 - 1913

The base of the vase features a handpainted inscription in black; '25/1, AMPHORA / Holland. / hw [illeg.] T. VORSTRAATEN. / v.M.' '25' is also stamped into the base.

2005/66/14

1903 - 1913

257 mm

70 mm