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Rosenthal Duo

Satin Porcelain Vase Duo by Fritz von Stockmayer for Rosenthal, Germany, 1940s
Satin Porcelain Vase Duo by Fritz von Stockmayer for Rosenthal, Germany, 1940s

Satin Porcelain Vase Duo by Fritz von Stockmayer for Rosenthal, Germany, 1940s

By Rosenthal

Located in Berlin, DE

Fritz von Stockmayer grey satin porcelain vase duo for Rosenthal, Germany, late 1940s. This refined pair of Rosenthal porcelain vases shows Stockmayer’s elegant approach to hand-pain...

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Vintage 1940s German Modern Vases

Materials

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Johan Van Loon and Helmut Drexler Rosenthal Porcelain Vase Duo, 1993–1994
Johan Van Loon and Helmut Drexler Rosenthal Porcelain Vase Duo, 1993–1994

Johan Van Loon and Helmut Drexler Rosenthal Porcelain Vase Duo, 1993–1994

By Rosenthal

Located in Berlin, DE

Rosenthal Studio-Line porcelain vase duo combining Johan van Loon’s folded forms with Helmut Drexler’s experimental surface decoration.

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1990s German Post-Modern Vases

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Emmanuel Babled Baobab Porcelain Vase Duo for Rosenthal, 1990s
Emmanuel Babled Baobab Porcelain Vase Duo for Rosenthal, 1990s

Emmanuel Babled Baobab Porcelain Vase Duo for Rosenthal, 1990s

By Emmanuel Babled, Rosenthal

Located in Berlin, DE

Baobab porcelain vase duo designed by Emmanuel Babled for Rosenthal Studio-Line and produced in Germany during the late 1990s.

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1990s German Post-Modern Vases

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Plissee Porcelain Vase Duo by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, 1968
Plissee Porcelain Vase Duo by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, 1968

Plissee Porcelain Vase Duo by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, 1968

By Martin Freyer, Rosenthal

Located in Berlin, DE

White bisque porcelain vase duo from the Plissée series, designed by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal Studio-Line in 1968 and produced in Germany during the 1970s.

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Dorothy Hafner Flash Vase Duo and Ashtray for Rosenthal, 1980s
Dorothy Hafner Flash Vase Duo and Ashtray for Rosenthal, 1980s

Dorothy Hafner Flash Vase Duo and Ashtray for Rosenthal, 1980s

By Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal

Located in Berlin, DE

Three-piece “Flash” porcelain ensemble designed by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio-Line, comprising two vases in complementary sizes and a matching triangular ashtray. The ivory ...

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Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Vases

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Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s
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Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s

By Rosenthal, Piero Fornasetti

Located in Vienna, AT

Modern vintage duo set of Espresso cups from porcelain designed by Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s.

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Windmill Turquoise Porcelain Vase Duo by Jan van der Vaart for Rosenthal, 1988
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Windmill Turquoise Porcelain Vase Duo by Jan van der Vaart for Rosenthal, 1988

By Jan van der Vaart, Rosenthal

Located in Berlin, DE

Pair of glossy turquoise porcelain vases from the “Windmill” series, designed by Dutch ceramic artist Jan van der Vaart for Rosenthal Studio-Line in 1988. The set comprises two rela...

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Tall White Porcelain Vase Duo by Hans Theo Baumann and Erich Wilhelm John for Ro
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Located in Berlin, DE

Tall sculptural porcelain vase duo produced by Rosenthal, Germany, with designs by Hans Theo Baumann and Erich Wilhelm John, 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Carl Auböck "Duo" Flatware Service for Eight
Carl Auböck "Duo" Flatware Service for Eight

Carl Auböck "Duo" Flatware Service for Eight

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H 0.75 in W 7.75 in D 1 in

Carl Auböck "Duo" Flatware Service for Eight

By Amboss Austria, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Rosenthal

Located in New York, NY

"Duo" series flatware in stainless steel and rosewood by Carl Auböck III.

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While the Rosenthal Porcelain Factory grew from humble decorating roots — as many pottery companies do — it eventually built a list of universally revered designer and artist partners that included Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí. And after securing an enviable position as a top manufacturer of serveware and dominating the porcelain and bone china markets, Rosenthal expanded into furniture production, working with influential designers Verner Panton, Luigi Colani and Günther Ferdinand Ris and Herbert Selldorf.

German-born Jewish businessman Philipp Rosenthal founded the company in 1879 in Bavaria. It began as his modest workshop where he painted porcelain and encountered success with porcelain ashtrays. Rosenthal hired the best designers and clay modelers he could find. Adolf Oppel designed figurative Art Nouveau pieces, while Eleonore (Lore) Friedrich-Gronau produced decorative objects, namely her graceful porcelain dancer figurines, for the company.

Dinnerware, though, would be a Rosenthal mainstay. Between 1904 and 1910, Rosenthal produced its renowned dinnerware lines such as Donatello, Darmstadt and Isolde. These were introduced as unornamented white pieces — only later were they given their underglaze designs.

Rosenthal founder Philipp, a Catholic of Jewish ancestry, resigned in 1934 as the company’s president due to pressures owing to discriminatory German laws that took shape during the rise of the Nazi regime. Rosenthal died in 1937, and the family fled to America. The company would not regain its footing until 1950 when Rosenthal’s son, Philip, joined the firm and, in 1958, became chairman and dubbed Germany’s “China King.” At its peak, the company had 10,000 employees.

In the 1950s, Rosenthal’s modernist dinnerware was a significant part of the brand’s offerings, and by 1961 they introduced the famed Rosenthal Studio Line. Although furniture designers and ceramicists would lead the list of individuals working with Rosenthal — among them Tapio Wirkkala, Max Weber and Lisa Larson — the company eventually reached out to fine artists, not only Dalí and Warhol but Sandro Chia and Kenny Scharf. Rosenthal also collaborated with fashion designers Gianni Versace and Donatella Versace.

In a daring move in 1972, the company diversified into furniture, collaborating with some of the giants of mid-century modern design. The revolutionary Sunball chair, an icon of Space Age seating crafted by Selldorf and Ris, was among Rosenthal’s stellar successes in this venture.

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