Kunstkeramik Paul Dachsel
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery, Turn-Teplitz, Austria. He was a designer at Amphora from 1892 until circa 1904 or 1905, when he left the family firm. In 1905 or 1906 founded his own pottery, Kunstkeramik Paul Dachsel. While at Amphora and later at his factory, Dachsel created designs that favored simple forms elaborated with applied handles, rims, and ornaments. In many examples, he favored tertiary colors and folded, flat, and soft-edged shapes, giving his work a fairy-tale quality. The mark of Kunstkeramik Paul Dachsel is shown above.
