Italo Valenti Wall Relief for Rosenthal
View Similar Items
Italo Valenti Wall Relief for Rosenthal
About the Item
- Creator:Italo Valenti (Artist),Rosenthal (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Ceramic,Cast
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1974
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent overall and structural condition with only very minor wear and discoloration to the colored surfaces, consistent with age.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU82859048463
Rosenthal
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.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Rosenthal ceramics, porcelain, tableware, seating and more.
- Josef Twirbutt Wall SculptureBy Josef TwirbuttLocated in New York, NYHighly textured, abstract wall relief of sawn, stained, and collaged wood and found wood objects by Lithuanian-born American artist Josef Twirbutt. T...Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
MaterialsWood
- Unique Elaine Lustig Cohen Wall LampBy Elaine Lustig CohenLocated in New York, NYStriking, one-of-a-kind constructivist wall lamp of tubular steel with distinctive conical metal up-and-down visors, measuring 96" in height and 48" in length. Designed by renowned g...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Steel
- David Wurster Floor Lamp for RaymorBy David Wurster, RaymorLocated in New York, NYFloor lamp with round disc base and three vertical rods surmounted by tricolor fabric shades. Designed by David Wurster and distributed by Raymor, circa ...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Darrel Landrum for Avard StoolBy Avard, Darrell LandrumLocated in New York, NYLow stool or footrest with repainted extruded steel base and cushion reupholstered in yellow leather. A rarely seen midcentury design by Darrel Landrum, produced by Avard Furniture.Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsSteel
- Early Ralph Rapson Rocker for KnollBy Ralph RapsonLocated in New York, NYRocker designed by Minneapolis-based architect Ralph Rapson. Part of a line of chairs designed for Knoll and produced for a short time just after WWII. Rapson was a student at Cranbr...Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
MaterialsCotton, Birch
- Norman Cherner Cabinet for Multiflex Corp.By Multiflex Corp., Norman ChernerLocated in New York, NYModular "Studio Group" cabinet composed of walnut with a white micarta top, lacquered masonite doors and panels, and angle-steel pulls and frame. The “Curtainwall” principle applied to furniture, allowing easy extension in either a vertical or horizontal direction. An elegant riff on the Eames ESU, designed by Norman Cherner (along with Matthew Cooper) and manufactured by the Multiflex Corp circa 1954. The Studio Group was featured in George Nelson’s Storage book and was a MoMA Good Design selection in 1954. The present unit has two sliding door cabinets flanking a bank of three drawers. Behind each pair of sliding doors is a black masonite bottom and white masonite back. The frame, which disassembles to a large degree, is held together with brass buttons that are optionally visible on the outside (MoMA preferred visibility as expressive and suitable to the piece). Cherner famously designed the narrow-waisted Plycraft armchair along with an award-winning furniture line for Konwiser and was the author of the 1953 book Make Your Own Modern Furniture. Along with a nine drawer chest of drawers and a double-tall unit...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsSteel
- Tony Rosenthal Wall ReliefBy Tony RosenthalLocated in Chicago, ILSculpture "After Shadow World" by Rosenthal, torch-cut and painted aluminum. Etched signature lower right corner Rosenthal 61Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
MaterialsAluminum
$48,000 - Tony Rosenthal ReliefBy Tony RosenthalLocated in Chicago, ILWall sculpture "RVER RUN AGAIN" by Rosenthal, torch-cut, burned and painted aluminum. Etched signature lower right and verso Rosenthal 61 (shown last image).Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
MaterialsAluminum
$55,000 - Rosenthal Porcelain Wall Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad, Germany, 1970sBy Bjorn Wiinblad, RosenthalLocated in Delft, NLRosenthal porcelain wall plate by Bjorn Wiinblad, Germany, 1970s Square wall plate with round finish, designed by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal,...Category
20th Century German Wall-mounted Sculptures
MaterialsPorcelain
- Tony Rosenthal "Thunderclap" Wall SculptureBy Tony RosenthalLocated in Chicago, ILTony Rosenthal "Thunderclap" Wall Sculpture Sculpture by Rosenthal, torch-cut and burnished aluminum. Etched signature lower right corner Rosenthal 61 And on back "THUNDERCLAP" 61 Ca...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsAluminum
- 'Pyramide Im Blau' Collage And Gouache By Italo ValentiBy Italo ValentiLocated in London, London'Pyramide im Blau' 1973 By Italo Valenti (1912-1995) Collage and gouache on paper Collage size 23 x 22 cm Gillian Jason label versoCategory
Late 20th Century Unknown Paintings
MaterialsPaper
- Ceramic Wall Relief by Clyde BurtBy Clyde BurtLocated in Highland, INA terrific wall piece by ceramic artist Clyde Burt (1922-1981). This work was inspired by Jeanne-Paule Marie, better known as Sœur Sourire, "The Singing Nun" who was internationally famous in the mid 1960s. Some of Burt's signature styles are evident in this piece including the stylized faces, and geometric abstracted space around the figures. Clyde Burt (1922-1981) is recognized as an important figure in the American studio ceramics movement. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School, the Cape Cod School...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
MaterialsCeramic, Wood