Vase Daffodils, painted by Samuel Schellinck, height 20.3 cm, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1904.
The Dutch painter, potter, engraver and watercolourist Samuel Schellinck (1876-1958) born in Utrecht became famous for his Art Nouveau porcelain paintings. At 16, he moved to The Hague and joined the NV Haagsche Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg factory as an artist’s apprentice.
Subsequently, Samuel took a job at the Haagsche Plateelfabriek Rozenburg porcelain factory, where he became the lead painter of fine eggshell porcelain. The main themes of his paintings are flowers, birds, still lifes, sometimes landscapes. The source of new ideas for the artist was the work of Japanese and Chinese masters, which inspired many artists of the Art Nouveau era..
Vase Flower, 1902.
Samuel Schellink worked at the Haagsche Plateelfabriek Rozenburg until it closed in 1914. With the outbreak of the First World War, many factories were closed. Finding a job was difficult, Shellink focused on painting and went into the art trade. However, in 1918 he returned to his life’s work the work of a ceramic artist at the Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora factory. His last job was at the Plateelbakkerij Goedewaagen factory in Gouda.
Vase Sunflower and Swallow, height 18.4 cm, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1909-1910.Vase Pansies and Sparrows, height 18.4 cm, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1900.Cups and saucers, 1900-1914.Cups and saucers, 1904-1914.Vase with flowering thistle branches, height 12.5 cm, eggshell porcelain, 1899.Cups and saucers, 1902.Large vase with two handles, circa 1914.Service for 12, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, circa 1911.Vase with two handles, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1903.Vase with crabs among anemones and algae, 1900.Coffee pot, 1902.A jug with a bird among irises, Rozenburg, 1908.Vase with four handles, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1903.Pheasant vase, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1908.Tea service, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1900-1911.Vase painted, height 11 cm, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1900.Vase with chrysanthemums, height 11 cm, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1907.Ceramic vase, height 30 cm, 1898-1899. This design is inspired by an archaic Chinese bronze incense burner: the hexagonal body is raised on cabriole legs, the domed lid is topped with a lion figurine.Small vase with butterfly, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg, 1900-1910.Vase with a peacock,height 34.5 cm, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg.Vase with flowers and butterflies, eggshell porcelain, Rozenburg.
