Zsolnay
Octopus Twist C0330
Inventory NumberC0330Size
11 1/4" H x 7 " WMaterial
earthenwarePeriod
Art NouveauCountry of Origin
HungaryYear Made
1900Status
availableCondition
Minor restoration
Description
An earthenware vase, the form designed by Sandor Apati Abt, the decoration most likely by Lajos Mack. The body elegantly integrates two sets of twisting tentacle handles, one set extending from the neck to the waist, while the second set branches out and merges with the first, forming a complex, integrated series of loops. The shoulder is decorated with a pattern of a parallel striations, the lip is delicately fluted. Decorated with eosin glazes in gold/bronze, and marbleized areas of sapphire blue and acid green. Marks: raised Five Steeple Pecs; 6193; M
