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Three Art Deco Amphora Czecho-Slovakia Jeweled Pottery Vessels - This lot consists of three pieces of Art Deco earthenware produced by the Amphora factory in Czechoslovakia, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920s. The collection includes two pitchers and one handled basket, all featuring relief-molded decoration and hand-applied jeweled enamel accents. The first pitcher is a tall, footed form with a single cobalt blue handle, depicting a dancing female figure in a classical tunic against a mottled terracotta-red ground. It features geometric jeweled motifs and a striped pedestal base. The second pitcher is a bulbous ewer with two handles, featuring a relief-molded male figure in classical robes carrying a staff, set against a textured red ground with blue and white floral enamel accents. The third item is an oval-shaped basket with a high bridge handle, decorated with a stylized silhouette of a castle or fortified city under a starry night sky filled with blue enamel dots. The interior of the basket is finished in a yellowish crackle glaze. Each piece bears a blue oval factory ink stamp on the underside containing the words Made in AMPHORA Czecho-Slovakia. Impressed numerical codes are present on all bases: the pitcher with the female figure is marked 12315 and 15; the basket is marked 11613 with a hand-painted black 9; and the pitcher with the male figure is marked 12321. Pitcher with female figure: 8.25 inches (H) Basket: 5.5 inches (H) x 7.5 inches (W) Pitcher with male figure: 8.5 inches (H).