Rookwood Pottery Vase by William Ernst Hentschel (1892-1962) dated 1911. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful carved, matte ceramic vase decorated with a floral motif and embellished with shades of cornflower blue, robin egg blue, and iridescent periwinkle on the exterior as well as robin egg blue on the interior. The vessel is marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XI" to indicate the date 1911, identifying shape number "938D", and a "WEH" (William Ernst Hentschel) artist's mark. A stunning ceramic vase by accomplished Rookwood artist William Hentschel. Size: 4.25" in diameter at widest point x 6.625" H (10.8 cm x 16.8 cm)

The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted many reputable artists and ceramicists. Born in New York on June 16, 1892, William Ernst Hentschel studied art at the Art Students League and Columbia University in New York City, the University of Kentucky, and the Cincinnati Art Academy. Hentschel worked as designer at Rookwood Pottery from 1913 until 1932, creating both incised and molded pieces. He also taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy from 1921 until 1957 and developed his own printmaking technique (aquetone) in 1928 in which he used an airbrush with numerous stencils. Hentschel's artwork was exhibited at the Closson Gallery (1929), Roullier's Gallery in Chicago (1930), the Traxel Galleries in Cincinnati (early 1930s), and the Cincinnati Art Museum (1932).

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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The vessel is marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XI" to indicate the date 1911, identifying shape number "938D", and a "WEH" (William Ernst Hentschel) artist's mark. There is also an old collection label on base that reads "CARVED MATT SIGNED HENTSHEL". Minor stains at lower end of exterior walls, minor wear to underside of base, normal divots to glaze (popped surface bubbles), otherwise excellent.