Vase - Creamware - Velten Vordamm
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Steingut vase in Bauhaus Art Déco style, designed by Walther Stock for Velten-Vordamm in Germany around 1920, with a globular form and a deeply black glazed mouth both inside and out on a warm ivory ground, bearing the Werkmarke “VOR DAM” in a rectangle and the model number “M/5” on the base, dimensions about 7 cm high and 14 cm in diameter at the widest point, in excellent museum condition.
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Stoneware vase, Bauhaus Art Deco — Walther Stock for Velten-Vordamm — circa 1920
For sale is a rare and museum-grade Art Deco ceramic vase from the Bauhaus era, produced in the 1920s by the renowned stoneware factory Velten-Vordamm in Germany.
The design for the distinctive decoration is by artist Walther Stock (active 1910–1925).
The vase impresses with its classically compressed spherical form, featuring a flared mouth ring glazed deep black on both inside and outside.
The body features a dense, high-gloss black foliate vine pattern that starkly contrasts with the warm ivory-colored ground.
Similar designs from this series are in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
On the underside there is the typical, glaze-engraved factory mark “VOR DAM” in a rectangle, as well as the etched model number “M/5”.
An absolutely flawless display piece
Condition, State, Dimensions
Excellent, flawless collector’s condition
The piece shows no scratches, chips, flakes, or hairline cracks
The glaze is in excellent condition
• Height: approx. 7 cm
• Maximum diameter at the body approx. 14 cm, at the top approx. 7.7 cm, bottom base approx. 9.7 cm
Stoneware vase, Bauhaus Art Deco — Walther Stock for Velten-Vordamm — circa 1920
For sale is a rare and museum-grade Art Deco ceramic vase from the Bauhaus era, produced in the 1920s by the renowned stoneware factory Velten-Vordamm in Germany.
The design for the distinctive decoration is by artist Walther Stock (active 1910–1925).
The vase impresses with its classically compressed spherical form, featuring a flared mouth ring glazed deep black on both inside and outside.
The body features a dense, high-gloss black foliate vine pattern that starkly contrasts with the warm ivory-colored ground.
Similar designs from this series are in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
On the underside there is the typical, glaze-engraved factory mark “VOR DAM” in a rectangle, as well as the etched model number “M/5”.
An absolutely flawless display piece
Condition, State, Dimensions
Excellent, flawless collector’s condition
The piece shows no scratches, chips, flakes, or hairline cracks
The glaze is in excellent condition
• Height: approx. 7 cm
• Maximum diameter at the body approx. 14 cm, at the top approx. 7.7 cm, bottom base approx. 9.7 cm
Details
Era
1900-2000
Ceramics type
Creamware
Title additional information
Velten Vordamm
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Germany
Material
Ceramic
Style
Bauhaus
Colour
Beige, Black
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
7 cm
Width
14 cm
Depth
14 cm
Diameter
14 cm
Estimated period
1920-1930
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