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Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Monumental Alkmaarse Waaghuis Vase, 1900
- Painted with factory mark Rozenburg den Haag and the stork, with date code and work order 182 on the underside
- enamelled porcelain
- 110 x 50 cm ; 43 1/4 x 19 5/8 in.
glazed porcelain vase
Provenance
Sotheby's, Amsterdam, November 1985, lot 162
Private collection
De Eland, Amsterdam, 1998
Private collection, The Netherlands
Private collection
De Eland, Amsterdam, 1998
Private collection, The Netherlands
Condition
Good overall condition.
Some light surface scratches scattered, consistent with age and use.
Some small original flaws scattered, resulting from the manufacturing process (small burst bubbles, tiny irregularities in the glaze).
Very light wear along the base and the rim, consistent with age and use.
Overall light soiling on the surface with a few dirt streaks and some remnants and glue remnants of previous paper labels.
Along the rim of the base, an area of approximately 12 x 4 cm presents signs of a previous refinish and most likely of a small restoration, almost invisible to the bare eye.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Known today as the Vredesvazen (the Peace vases), the Alkmaarse Waaghuis vase is part of the exceptional 182 order realised by the Rozenburg factory in 1900. Following The Hague First Peace Conference in 1899, the Rozenburg Manufactory was commissioned the creation of five extraordinary commemorative vases. The vases, of exceptionally large dimensions, are decorated with luxuriant Jugendstil motifs and ornamented with depictions referring to the conference.
These five vases were exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exhibition and are today part of the Vredespaleis's collection in The Hague.
Additionally, within the 182 order, the Rozenburg Manufactory realised one supplementary covered vase: the Alkmaarse Waaghuis vase, representing the Waag building in Alkmaar. Oftenly referred as the "half-sister" of the Vredesvazen, the history of the Alkmaarse Waaghuis vase is slightly more mysterious: it might have been conceived in order to replace one of the three covered Vredesvazen if anything were to happen to one of them during the production but it might also have been realised as a more nationalist depiction meant to be kept in the Netherlands and not to be sent to Paris for the International exhibition.
These five vases were exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exhibition and are today part of the Vredespaleis's collection in The Hague.
Additionally, within the 182 order, the Rozenburg Manufactory realised one supplementary covered vase: the Alkmaarse Waaghuis vase, representing the Waag building in Alkmaar. Oftenly referred as the "half-sister" of the Vredesvazen, the history of the Alkmaarse Waaghuis vase is slightly more mysterious: it might have been conceived in order to replace one of the three covered Vredesvazen if anything were to happen to one of them during the production but it might also have been realised as a more nationalist depiction meant to be kept in the Netherlands and not to be sent to Paris for the International exhibition.