I was born into a family of artistic pottery vases interest and skills, especially in the stoneware and ceramics production. Today I saw this vase up for auction at Lauritz.com and I realized that it would be obvious for me to dig into this inheritage that I’ve always been carrying with pride. To tell some stories… and show you some examples.
There is a distinct difference between the signature on this vase and the vase below. The handwritten one is more special to me because it says that this vase was in the hands of my grandfather, Hans Adolf Hjorth. The stamp below says that he may have made it but also that he may only have directed the design to some one else at the factory.
Small stoneware pottery vases by possibly by Hans A. Hjorth, early to mid-20th century. 11 cm. Decorated with a silky chestnut glaze with specks of ochre – the so-called ‘hare’s fur glazing’. Marked with L. Hjorth, Denmark, and a stag
The Museum of Decorative Arts in Copenhagen bought several pieces of stoneware at the World Exposition in Paris in 1900, and these pieces were shown to Hans A. Hjorth during his visits to the museum. He started experimenting and created the first Danish stoneware in 1902. The following years he studied the pottery exhibited in Paris and London, not least the Japanese pottery where the hare’s fur technique (tenmoku) is used – it must be where he got the inspiration for pottery vases like this one!
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