Jugendstil tabletop centerpiece. Germany, ca. 1900

Jugendstil tabletop center. Germany, ca. 1900.
Hand-painted ceramic and decorated in relief with plant ornaments.
Measurements: 27 x 38 x 23 cm.

Table centerpiece made of ceramic, with important motifs in relief, and decorated with delicate glazes of pink and green tones. It is conceived as the corolla of a flower and decorated with daisies emanating from its stem. It is a work perfectly framed within modernism, known in Central Europe as Jugendstil, specifically in its organic aspect, which is directly inspired by nature, leaving aside the idealization and playing to deceive the eye with the realistic and detailed representation of plant or animal elements. Here, large leaves are combined with a base reminiscent of a tree trunk, a texture of great appeal.