Pair of vases by Distel Amsterdam, with decoration of dandelions, from 1899

Description

This pair of vases was made by the Dutch pottery factory De Distel from Amsterdam in June 1899. Two tall vases with a curve above the foot that widens into the trumpet-shaped neck. They are 29 cm or 11.4 inch high and 14 cm or 5.5 inch wide (at both foot and neck). The vases are painted with a beautiful decoration of stylized dandelions. These are painted in yellow on a brown and dark blue background. This is model 94 from the Amsterdam based pottery factory De Distel. The vases are well marked. You can see the factory name: Distel, the model number: 94 and the date of production: June 5 and June 7, 1899. The vases have two signatures: Fm and GH (both still unknown). The vases are in a neat condition and have both undergone professional restorations to the foot and neck in the past. This can only be seen with ultraviolet light and not with the naked eye.