A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
Focus on Uniques of the Art Nouveau
Max and Phillip Rosenthal founded the company in 1879 after returning from the USA in castle Erkersreuth.They started with white porcelain they got from Hutschenreuther. 1886 the first real factory was built in Asch. Throughout the decades the company generated several branches. In 1890 they began to produce their own porcelain in Selb. In 1910 the "Arts Department" was founded. Rosenthal started late into the Art Nouveau but designed and sold many high class figurines and vases at the time. Rosenthal was on the top of Art Deco porcelain and produces porcelain until today.
Many well known artists worked for Rosenthal throughout the decades such as K. W. Diefenbach, Karl Gross, Adolf Opel, Julius Guldbrandsen, Gustav Oppel and also Björn Windblad.
Artist Design: Berthold Boes (1923)
Artist Decoration: "P", unknown
Date of Production: ca. 1930
Production Number: K698
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 29 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Motif: Dancer "Moondance / Mondtanz "
Remarks:
KRC1164
Artist Design: Ferdinand Liebermann (1910)
Artist Decoration: unknown
Date of Production: 1914-1918 and 1930
Production Number: S75
Height: 46.5 cm
Width: 50 cm
Depth: 14 cm
Motif: Woman riding an ostrich
Remarks: Known as Straussenritt or Ostrich ride
KRC1131 and KRC1147
Artist Design: Karl Himmelstoss (1917)
Artist Decoration: unknown
Date of Production: 1938
Production Number: K446/1
Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Motif: The Pearl Searcher (Die Perlensucherin)
Remarks:
KRC1199
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