Marianna von Allesch Lighting

Marianna von Allesch was born Maria Anna Steudel in Germany. Von Allesch emigrated to the United States in 1928 and by the late 1940’s, had established herself as a formidable creative force (in multiple media, most notably ceramic and glass art) that was as admired by curators and fellow artists as she was by interior designers and collectors. Maria Anna Steudel trained under Bruno Paul and Adelbert Niemeyer and at the Royal Academy of Arts (now merged in the University of the Arts in Berlin ) in the fields of painting , ‘arts and crafts’ and textile design. She was particularly taken by by the art of glass blowing and ceramics in the years following university. After marrying Gustav Johannes von Allesch, a psychologist from a noble line, she set up a boutique called ‘The Blue House” at #244 Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, where she sold her embroidery, textiles and glass sculptures, in the early to mid-1920s. In 1928, after a divorce from her nobleman husband, she decided to leave Germany for the USA. Maintaining her married name, von Allesch lived mostly in New York , where she initially ran a studio on East 68th Street. She became known for her avant-garde asymmetrical ceramic pieces, often monumental in size, that were wired as table lamps, as well as her glass sand ceramic bowls, ashtrays and large-scale ceramic wall reliefs (ceramic murals). She eventually became the glass designer for Kensington Crystal Co. and designed the successful furniture line Pulaski Modern Furniture, becoming a known interior designer (for Pulaski Veneer Co. in Virginia) and academic (at the Minneapolis Institute of fine arts) in the decade that followed. In 1956, Marianna von Allesch was commissioned to produce the lamps in the lobby and in the over 400 rooms of the newly built Americana Hotel in Bal Harbor...

Fantastic, art pottery, table lamp by German-born, American artist, Marianna von Allesch features a 15 inch height, organically shaped, terra cotta, ceramic body with painted abstrac...

Pair of striking ceramic lamps by German born designer and ceramicist Marianna Von Allesch, c.1950s, USA. These lamps feature an abstract ceramic base with brown and tan glaze. The l...

Pair of cubist modernism lamps by Rima of NY. Designed by Marianna von Allesch. Shapes are dynamic and flowing depicting a male and female dancing. Lamp...

Classic organic forms mark the signature creations of Von Allesch. These two lamps compliment each other with their bath toned color scheme.

Classic art pottery lamp from recognized master of the genre Marianna von Allesch. This example is in excellent original condition. No damage, chips, cracks or repairs, working, read...

A spectacular pair of sculptural plaster male and female table lamps by Marianna von Allesch for RIMA, NY. The lamps are cast plaster that’s black lacquered. The lamps have been new...

This elegant table lamp was realized by the esteemed designer Mariana von Allesch, circa 1950. It features stylized amorphic and asymmetrical design with striated channel detailing a...

Marianna von Allesch (1886-1972) Biomorphic ceramic table lamp by German-born ceramicist and glassmaker Marianna von Allesch, sgraffito etched with an abstract, Cubist design. With ...

For your consideration is a gorgeous, glazed, green ceramic and brass, table lamp with original finial, circa the 1940s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 6" diameter x 32" ...

Marianna von Allesch (1886-1972), important German-American artist created table lamp of a cubist redware base with a limestone-like glaze and sgraffito incised and hand-painted abst...

1950s ceramic table lamp by Marianna von Allesch with wonderful organic form and color, and original Maria Kipp shade.