By Theodor Bogler, Ulmer Keramik
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This set of nine Mid-Century Modern sculptural ceramic vessels exemplifies the refined clarity and geometric restraint that shaped European design in the postwar decades. Created between the late 1940s and 1960s, the group includes works attributed to Laach Abbey, Ulmer Keramik, and other West German workshops, several bearing marks or numerical stamps common to the region’s studio pottery.
Influenced by Bauhaus principles, these vessels balance functional purity with expressive form. Many incorporate symbolic motifs such as the Alpha & Omega, Chi-Rho, cross, or dove, reflecting the unique intersection of modernist design and spiritual iconography explored by Theodor Bogler...
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Mid-19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique German Vases and Vessels