Vase with chameleon decoration
Karl HANSEN-REISTRUP: designer
KAEHLER KERAMIC: manufacturer
The Kähler pottery initially made functional objects such as stoves. In the late 1880s however, inspired by contemporary interest in ‘art’ wares, Hermann August Kähler started experimenting with lustre glazes for vases. His aim was to replicate a particular red lustre glaze popular in sixteenth century Italy, which he achieved with outstanding success. Kähler Keramic also attracted artists like Karl Hansen-Reistrup to work at the factory and this vase is a fine example of Hansen-Reistrup’s skilled use of modelled animals as applied decoration.
Title
Vase with chameleon decoration
Artist/Maker and role
Karl HANSEN-REISTRUP: designer
KAEHLER KERAMIC: manufacturer
KAEHLER KERAMIC: manufacturer
Date
c 1895
Medium
stoneware with lustre glaze
Measurements
30.7cm
Credit line
Donated by Diether Hanisch, 1996
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1996/0333