Pokal
Artists:
- Torolf Prytz
- J. TostrupManufactured by
- Creation date: 1900
About
The museum’s magnificent goblet won the Grand Prix for the jewellery firm J. Tostrup at the 1900 Paris Exposition, and helped Norwegian applied art to gain international renown.
The goblet, made with the luminous plique-à-jour enamelling technique, was designed by the architect Torolf Prytz and produced by the jewellery firm J. Tostrup for the 1900 Paris Exposition. This complex technique was rediscovered in France in the 1860s, but was utilised by Norwegian jewellery firms and developed further to a particularly high level around 1900. Torolf Prytz was the first to experiment with plique-à-jour in Norway in the early 1880s, and in 1888 J. Tostrup succeeded in creating objects in a small format.
International attention
An impressive collection of larger works was produced for the 1900 Paris Exposition, earning Tostrup international recognition. The firm was the only Norwegian participant to be awarded the Grand Prix, and Tostrup’s pieces attracted considerable attention. The enamel works made by other Norwegian jewellery firms were compared with French and Russian pieces. Critics, however, emphasised that the Norwegian works were larger and executed with greater mastery, and that they deserved to be fashioned of pure gold, not merely gilded silver.
Exploited the possibilities inherent in the technique
This goblet features an egg-shaped dome and cover that is supported by a bouquet of red carnations, which are also made with the plique-à-jour technique. Here the designer has fully exploited the potential of this costly technique, in both the transparent light effects of the enamel’s colours and the delicate lines of the wires. Plique-à-jour works like this, with their international art nouveau influences, helped to give Norwegian decorative art a place in the international spotlight.
- Creation date:
- 1900
- Object type:
- Pokal
- Materials and techniques:
- Forgylt sølv, vindusemalje, speilemalje og celleemalje
- Material:
- Sølv, Emalje
- Dimensions:
- Height: 34.5 cm
- Diameter: 11.7 cm
- Keywords:
- Tableware, Arts and crafts, Decorative arts, Decorative object
- Classification:
- 326.81 - Gullsmed, 531.6 - Kunsthåndverk i metall
- Motif:
- Botanical, Flora
- Style period:
- Art Nouveau, Jugend
- Production place:
- Oslo
- Inventory no.:
- OK-1992-0179
- Cataloguing level:
- Complex object/artwork
- Acquisition:
- Bequest 1992
- Owner and collection:
- Stiftelsen Kunstindustrimuseet, The Design Collections
- Photo:
- Larsen, Frode
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Other works by Torolf Prytz
MøblementTorolf PrytzAntagelig 1880-tallet
BordoppsatsJ. Tostrup, Torolf Prytz1900
BroochJ. Tostrup, Torolf Prytz1883
BroochJ. Tostrup, Torolf Prytz1883
MokkaskjeJ. Tostrup, Torolf PrytzCa. 1910
BroochJ. Tostrup, Torolf Prytz1883
ParafinlampeTorolf Prytz, J. TostrupCa. 1900
SneklokkevasenTorolf Prytz, J. Tostrup1900
SkrinTorolf Prytz, J. Tostrup1885
DishTorolf Prytz, J. Tostrup1905
SkålJ. Tostrup, Torolf Prytz1900-1905
TineTorolf Prytz, J. Tostrup1889-1890
Other works by J. Tostrup
FrameJ. Tostrup1890-1899
Fru Laura Gundersen paa hendes 25-Aars Jubileum fra Venner af hendes KunstJ. Tostrup1875
SnusdåseJ. Tostrup1878
SøljeJ. Tostrup1878
SpenneJ. Tostrup1887
FrameJ. Tostrup1890-tallet
BoxJ. TostrupAntakelig 1870-1900
FrameJ. Tostrup1890-1900
Lime concreteJ. TostrupAntakelig 1880
BordoppsatsJ. Tostrup1858
BraceletJ. Tostrup1960-tallet
MokkaskjeJ. Tostrup, Uidentifisert kunstnerCa. 1920























































































































