{"product_id":"friedegart-glatzle-for-karlsruhe-majolika-nr-6403","title":"FRIDEGART GLATZLE FOR MAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE Nr. 6403","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful mottled green ewer vase designed by Friedegart Glatzle for the majolika factory in Karlsruhe, Germany.  The lines are classic, and the forest green glaze is perfectly modern to complement the form of the vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE (MANUFACTORY)\u003c\/b\u003e was established in 1901 by Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden (1826–1907), at the behest of its founders, artists Wilhelm Süs (1861–1933) and Hans Thoma (1839–1924). An “idyllic” spot was chosen in the Duke’s residential city, near the palace gardens, the nexus of princely power and artistic production—a connection immortalized for the plant’s 2001 centennial by the installation of a “blue ray” (\u003ci\u003eBlauer Strahl\u003c\/i\u003e in German), a path of blue majolica tiles, physically linking the palace tower to the factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSüs and Thoma sought to revive the “majolica,” or faience technique, where “tin” glaze is applied to earthenware and used as a canvas for intricate colored decoration. The glaze, in reality, is a lead one, rendered white and opaque with the addition of tin oxide. Majolica’s manufacture involves dipping items in the white glaze, allowing it to dry, and then painting on designs before a second, high-temperature firing. The initial focus was on producing ceramics in the Italian Renaissance style, a choice influenced by their shared background and Süs’s prior experience running a ceramics studio. Towards the end of the decade, a signature style emerged—elaborate compositions, often including cherubim, on blue backgrounds. Eventually, MAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE would become a mirror for 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century artistic movements, from Art Nouveau to Bauhaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA note on terminology\u003c\/b\u003e: What is referred to here as “majolica,” after the German usage, is often called “maiolica” in English, to distinguish it from the Victorian-era, mass-produced earthenware that uses a clear, \u003ci\u003ecolored\u003c\/i\u003e lead glaze applied over a molded relief body, fired only once. The confusion associated with these naming conventions is long-standing!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing revolutionary unrest at the end of WWI, popular demands for the establishment of a republic forced Grand Duke Friedrich II to abdicate, a peaceful transition and a pattern seen across all other German states. With the establishment of the Weimar Republic in 1918, the new Republic of Baden took over former royal properties, including MAJOLICA KARLSRUHE. The formal name \u003ci\u003eStaatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe\u003c\/i\u003e was adopted in 1927 to indicate state ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the specificity of its name, MAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE produced a wide range of artisan ceramics and was one of Germany’s leading ceramic producers generally. The quality of its work was excellent. Top designers before WWII included Ludwig König (1891–1974) and Max Läuger (1864–1952).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe factory was badly damaged by bombs in 1944 and did not return to the full-time production of decorative goods until the 1950s. By then, business had resumed much as in pre-war days, with both company-employed and freelance designers. One of the foremost post-war designers was Fridegart Glatzle (1920–2015), who joined MAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE in 1951. Over the next 30 years, she produced a huge range of designs; much of her work is highly collectible. Other designers of this period included luminaries Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933–2017) and Werner Meschede (1925–1981). The company provided its artists with their own studio space, commissioning their activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost MAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE pieces bear the company’s name and symbol—the arms of Baden above a double-joined ‘M’ for Majolika-Manufaktur. Items are marked with a form number and, with exceptions in the late 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, were made with red-orange clay. Product examples can be seen at the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe commercial production side of MAJOLIKA KARLSRUHE officially concluded its 123-year operating history at the end of 2024, with its final collection dispersed at a historic closing auction in early 2025. The site now primarily functions as a museum, hosting a foundation for the promotion of the ceramic arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRIDEGART GLATZLE (B.1920)\u003c\/strong\u003e received her high school diploma in 1940 and went on to attend the Werkschule Albrecht Leo Merz in Stuttgart from 1946 to 1947.  After her apprenticeship as a potter from 1947 to 1949 in the Hinz pottery in Leinfelden, she passed her journeyman’s examination in Stuttgart in 1950 while studying at the technical school for ceramics in Höhr-Grenzhausen, from which she subsequently graduated in 1951.  She was employed by the State Majolica Manufactory in Karlsruhe that same year and, with over 1200 mold designs, decisively determined the appearance of series production there over the following three decades.  In addition, she created an extensive studio collection of hand-glazed works, including numerous unique pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"properties\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFRIEDEGART GLATZLE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pamono.com\/makers\/karlsruher-majolika\"\u003eKarlsruher Majolika\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDesign Period\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1960 to 1969\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eProduction Period\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCountry of Manufacture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGermany\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eIdentifying Marks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThis piece has an attribution mark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd itemprop=\"style\"\u003eVintage, Mid-Century, Minimalist, Modernist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDetailed Condition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cmeta content=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/UsedCondition\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/OfferItemCondition\" itemprop=\"itemCondition\"\u003e Excellent — This vintage piece is in near original condition. 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