Mid-Century Modern Sculptural White Ceramic Vase by Johan van Loon for Rosenthal
View Similar Items
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural White Ceramic Vase by Johan van Loon for Rosenthal
About the Item
- Creator:Rosenthal (Maker),Johan Van Logn (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1980
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU793419597602
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.
- Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Spherical Vase with Ovoid Opening by RosenthalBy RörstrandLocated in New York, NYThis refined and sculptural vase was designed in Germany by the esteemed maker Rosenthal circa 1960. It offers a spherical form with an ovoid slit. The exterior of the piece is tawny with umber detailing. The interior of the piece is also painted in umber. With its graphic, organic form and color palate, these piece exemplifies the qualities that discerning collectors adore in first rate Scandinavian Mid Century ceramics...Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase Signed by Gunnar Nylund for RorstrandBy Rörstrand, Gunnar NylundLocated in New York, NYThis elegant Mid-Century Modern vase was realized by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand in Sweden circa 1960. It features an hourglass form tapered body in glazed ceramic in a sophisticated...Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic VaseLocated in New York, NYThis Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary Circa 1960. With a Stunning textural ...Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic VaseLocated in New York, NYThis Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary Circa 1960. With a Stunning textural ...Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic VaseLocated in New York, NYThis Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary circa 1960. With a Stunning textural ...Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic VaseLocated in New York, NYThis Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary Circa 1960. With a Stunning textural ...Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- White Ceramic Vase by Rosenthal, 1960sBy RosenthalLocated in Varese, LombardiaSignature of the manufacture beneath the base. Very good condition.Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- Danish Modern Porcelain Vase by Bjørn Wiinblad for RosenthalBy Rosenthal, Bjorn WiinbladLocated in Brooklyn, NYElegant and petite porcelain bud vase designed by renowned Danish ceramicist, Bjorn Wiinblad, for Rosenthal studio-line Germany. Vase itself has a modernist, curvaceous form with Wi...Category
Vintage 1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vases
MaterialsPorcelain
- Fritz Van Daalen German Mid-Century Ceramic Sculptural VaseBy Fritz Van Daalen 1Located in Bishop's Stortford, HertfordshireA very stylish mid-century West German ceramic sculptural vase by renowned designer Fritz van Daalen and probably dating from the 1960/70’s. This futuristic looking sculptural vase h...Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- German Porcelain Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, 1980sBy Rosenthal, Tapio WirkkalaLocated in Bochum, NRWA tall, ovoid shaped white porcelain vase designed in 1970 by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio Line ‘Drops’ pattern as the tactile design on its exterior has raised dots, like rai...Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsPorcelain
- Rosenthal by Ambrogio Pozzi White Rounded Plisse Porcelain Vase, PostmodernBy Rosenthal, Ambrogio PozziLocated in New York, NYStunning white plisse porcelain vase by Ambrogio Pozzi for Rosenthal. The rounded pleat design reflects the light beautifully. Signed, see last photo. In good vintage condition, no c...Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- Set of 3 Paper Bag Vases by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Germany, 1960sBy Rosenthal, Tapio WirkkalaLocated in Nürnberg, BayernSet of three paper bag vases designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Rosenthal, Germany, 1977. The large vase is 15cm high, 10cm wide and 6cm deep. The small vase is 10cm h...Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
