{"product_id":"carstens-tonnieshof-handle-vase-nr-699-25","title":"CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF HANDLE VASE Nr. 699\/25","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique 50s era jug vase with a hand painted floral design from Carstens Tönnieshof.  Two abstracted flowers in muted matt shades of blue, white and burnt orange with highlights of glossy red and yellow appear on a dark matt brown background accented with a white cross hatch pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF\u003c\/strong\u003e was founded in 1946 by Ernst Carstens and his son Christian. Their family had had a long prior history of manufacturing ceramics and porcelain in Germany, but all of its businesses had collapsed by the end of WWII. Most of the CARSTENS factories wound up on East German soil when the country was divided and so were expropriated by the DDR. Father and son built the new Tönnieshof factory on a farm of that name in Fredelsloh in Lower Saxony, just west of the border with East Germany. Production of table ceramics began in 1947; the first known decorative pieces date from the early '50s. Ernst's wife Trude Carstens served as artistic director until her death in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCARSTENS TÖNNIESHOFF was very successful for many years and produced an enormous variety of shapes and glazes. The 'Luxus' and 'Atelier' ranges were more expensive lines and they sold in large department stores—'Atelier,' launched in 1962, was the creation of renowned designer Gerda Heuckeroth. Helmut Scholtis introduced the very popular 'Ankara' décor in 1963 during a stint with CARSTENS; an example of the \"wax resist\" technique, it was applied to a broad array of forms. Lava glazes were employed during the second half of the 1960s. Production was eventually expanded abroad to Austria, Chile, Argentina, and Australia—it may well have topped out at close to 10,000 items daily. Other distinguished designers on CARSTENS' roster included Heinz Siery, Rudolph Christmann, and Dieter Peter. The firm went bankrupt in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"properties\" style=\"width: 551px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pamono.com\/makers\/carstens-toennieshof\"\u003eCarstens Tönnieshof\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eDesign Period\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e1950 to 1959\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eProduction Period\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e1950 to 1959\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eCountry of Manufacture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eIdentifying Marks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003eThis piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\" itemprop=\"style\"\u003eVintage, Mid-Century, Hand-Crafted, Modernist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eDetailed Condition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta content=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/UsedCondition\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/OfferItemCondition\" itemprop=\"itemCondition\"\u003e Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eRestoration and Damage Details\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003eLight wear consistent with age and use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eProduct Code\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003eCeramic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eColor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\" itemprop=\"color\"\u003eBrown, blue, white, orange, red, yellow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"width\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eWidth\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.5 inch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"depth\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eDepth\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.5 inch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.8 inch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 110px;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 425px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"MODERN REDUX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31960985993258,"sku":"CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF HANDLE VASE Nr. 699\/25","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/products\/IMG_20200910_132012-01.jpg?v=1599763235","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/carstens-tonnieshof-handle-vase-nr-699-25","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}