This pair of Arts & Crafts pottery vases were hand-painted by Clarissa Ault, daughter of English ceramicist William Ault and encompass a variety of styles from the late 19th century. Ault’s choice of colors, yellow and green, was a popular palette among followers of the Aesthetic Movement, as they were believed to be colors which connected one to nature while at the same time were colors that had been taboo in Victorian society. Though this pair of vases predates Art Nouveau, the large chrysanthemum flowers seem to evoke the swirling, stylized natural forms which would become emblematic of that style.