Hanns Hoffmann-Lederer for Rosenthal porcelain vase - Germany 1953-55

Hanns Hoffmann-Lederer for Rosenthal black striped handled vase, made in Selb, Germany in the 1953-55.

Rosenthal Germany marking on base. Style number 2663 embossed into base. Beautiful white porcelain with hand-painted black stripes to compliment the shape of the body. Shiny smooth glaze. Elegant form with a smoothly angled handle. Great collector's item!

Condition:
In excellent condition. No chips or cracks.

Measurements:
25cm height x 7cm width including handle x 5cm depth = approx 9.75" x 2.75" x 2"

Shown with other German op art vases in last image.

Hanns Hoffmann-Lederer (1899 - 1970) was a German sculptor, graphic artist, designer and art college teacher. In the 1950s he moved to West Germany and became a professor for the subject of preliminary teaching at the Werkkunstschule in Darmstadt . During this time he designed a number of asymmetrical vase shapes for the Rosenthal porcelain factory between 1953 and 1955.

German porcelain company, Rosenthal was founded in 1879 as a workshop for the decoration of white porcelain by Philipp Rosenthal in the town of Erkersreuth in Selb. The company began to manufacture porcelain itself in 1891. From the very outset Rosenthal was a company that pointed the way ahead with its forms and décors. The close work with famous designers and artists since the early 1950’s had a major influence upon Rosenthal’s further development and the company was the first porcelain manufacturer to become a pioneer for contemporary, modern product design.