Set of seven bowls for the Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe, Germany | Designed in 1930, made until 1933
Bowls in the shape of a small boat, resting on two small rectangles. Creamware; white body with lemon-yellow and greenish-turquoise, sprayed glaze; blue-grey feet; matt glaze
Set of six small bowls and one large bowl in a slightly constructivist aesthetic. The cheerful colours are typical of the 1920s and early 1930s and are documented in the literature on Martha Katzer. Katzer's tableware and vases were particularly popular as “avant-garde for everyday life” and are still eye-catching today. See also Figiel, p. 99 f.
Literature: Figiel, Dr. Joanna Flawia, Tonangebend, Starke Frauen und ihre Kunst, 1918 - 1945, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung, 2023
Spindler, Eva, Fröhlich, sachlich, edel - Martha Katzer - Keramik aus der Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe, 1922 - 1942, G. Braun, Ausstellung vom 15. Juli bis 18. November 2001 im Museum in der Majolika-Manufaktur, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, 2001
Karlsruher Majolika 1901-1978, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, 1979, 426
Details
L 20 x H 4.5 cm (1 piece)
L 12 x H 3 cm (6 pieces)
Manufacturer’s mark, ‘Karlsruhe’, serial number 3591 / 67, Germany; Manufacturer’s mark, ‘Karlsruhe’, serial number 3490 / 67, Made in Germany
