Fischer J Budapest - Vase (2) - Earthenware - Art Nouveau - Height 35.5 cm

Pair of hexagonally sectioned 'Pendant' earthenware vases, Emile Fischer 1885-1895 approx., attributable to the direction of Emil Fischer, in fine glazed earthenware. Height 36 cm; condition perfect. Refined pair of matching vases characterized by a body with a faceted hexagonal section with pronounced shoulder and funnel-shaped flared neck and lobed rim. The surface is entirely hand-decorated under glaze with a dense multicolored ornamentation of eclectic design, heavily influenced by Iznik and Persian styles typical of the high-quality production of the Fischer manufactory in the late nineteenth century. Factory mark impressed dry in the clay plus a blue underglaze stamp and a serial or production number impressed dry. The glazed surface shows the characteristic contemporaneous 'craquelé' effect of the glaze. Pieces intended for careful collecting.