De Porceleyne Fles – set of two camelvases

De Porceleyne Fles, Delft (1653-now), a high standard set of two so called camel vases, after a design by Adolf Le Comte (1850-1921). The shape is derived from waterjars which were carried by camels in the dessert. High lidded vase with a flat shoulder and a camel on top of the lid. Casted in a mold, yellowfired claybody, stoneware, glazed in so called reflet metallique, a high shine metalglaze (developed in 1892). Glaze painted with a flat paintbrush. Fired in a gasmoffleoven at c. 1000 degrees C., at the end of the process reductive fired. The grey-blonde glaze is called Catseye, and was developed by mr. Mauser between 1901 and 1905. Literature: Bogaers, Marie-Rose e.a. De Porceleyne Fles , 1986 and Hilkhuijsen, Jos, Delftse Art Nouveau , 2001. Bought by Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden in 2003 (see picture 3 for the display in the museum).