{"product_id":"schlossberg-jewel-decor-vase-nr-243-21","title":"SCHLOSSBERG ‘JEWEL’ DÉCOR VASE Nr. 75\/10 (A)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful UFO shaped vase of the 1960s in the 'Jewel' decor from Schlossberg Keramik.  The satin black body is decorated with a series of mottled black and white lines with regularly spaced glossy red 'jewels.'  Decor designed by Ilse Stefen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\" class=\"maker-text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eSCHLOSSBERG KERAMIK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003e was established as a workshop in 1946 by Ilse and Theodore Stefan in the village of Volmarstein, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.  Its name was derived from its situation at the foot of the schloßberg—the castle-hill—of the ruined castle Volmarstein (destroyed by fire in 1754).  Initially the Stefans produced hand-turned, hand-painted faience exclusively.  Their output met with positive receptions at trade fairs in Frankfurt and Hanover.  Company growth and the factory's gradual conversion for the manufacture of serial products twice necessitated expansion of the buildings.  When it finally become impossible to scale up further in Volmarstein, SCHLOSSBERG moved south to a newly built building in the village of Langenaubach in Hesse in 1954.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\" class=\"maker-text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eThat same year Liesel Spornhauer, previously of Dümler \u0026amp; Breiden, became the firm's first in-house designer.  She remained with the company through the decade and was responsible for most of the successful designs from the period.  Though SCHLOSSBERG would remain a relatively minor player in the field of German art pottery, it managed to produce a disproportionate number of entirely first-rate designs, particularly under Spornhauer's direction.  When she left in 1959, co-founder Ilse Stephan assumed the position of head designer.  In the mid-sixties, like most other makers of the time, SCHLOSSBERG emphasized the production of the popular \"fat lava\" décors.  The talented Hanns Welling, renowned for the game-changing designs that he introduced while working for Ruscha and Ceramano, would leave his mark at SCHLOSSBERG as a freelancer.  Unfortunately, the business was not able to sustain the successes of the 1950s and '60s, and it closed its doors in 1975.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\" class=\"maker-text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eWhite clay was used exclusively in the manufacture of SCHLOSSBERG's products. Some pieces were inscribed with the intertwined letters, \"T\" and \"S,\" probably representing co-founder Theodore Stephan's initials.  Many items had only form and size numbers engraved or molded on the base, separated by a slash mark or stacked one atop the other.  Usually a distinctive typeface was employed, which can be an aid in identifying the company's pottery.  Some pieces are entirely unmarked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"properties\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eILSE STEFAN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSCHLOSSBERG KERAMIK\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\u003e1960 to 1969\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 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\"\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 itemprop=\"itemCondition\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/OfferItemCondition\" content=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/UsedCondition\"\u003e Excellent — This vintage piece is in near original condition. 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