Royal Copenhagen Siena Faience Vase by Ivan Weiss

A Royal Copenhagen faience vase from the Siena series, designed by Ivan Weiss. Royal Copenhagen holds an important place in Danish ceramic history, with its art faience bringing together ceramic expertise and individual artistic expression. Siena was created by Ellen Malmer and Ivan Weiss, who worked with shared forms and a coordinated palette while developing their own decorations for the series’ vases and dishes. This example balances a restrained silhouette with a richly patterned surface. The vase has a rounded body, softly sloping shoulders and a tall, almost cylindrical neck finished with a dark rim. A pale beige glaze provides a quiet ground for branching, plant-like motifs in greyish and dark brown tones, crossed by warm ochre-yellow bands. Mottled passages lend the decoration visual depth, while the interplay of vertical stems and horizontal bands creates a lively rhythm. The largely undecorated neck offers a deliberate contrast to the densely patterned body, emphasising the proportions of the form. Its design language relates to post-war Danish modernism, in which functional ceramics also became distinctive decorative objects. Measuring 14 cm high and 11 cm in diameter, the vase carries item reference R963-3207-F. Its compact scale suits a shelf, side table or considered grouping of Danish art pottery. Display it alone to appreciate the relationship between form and decoration, or with a few dried stems that complement its botanical character.

Measurements: Height 14 cm (5.51 in) · Width 11 cm (4.33 in) · x Ø: 11 cm. .
Material: Glazed faience with decoration in beige, brown, greyish tones and ochre yellow.
Era: Possibly second half of the 20th century; Danish modernism.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition

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