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Carsten Tonnieshof Midcentury Vase -15% discount offer available

Carsten Tonnieshof Midcentury Vase -15% discount offer available

Regular price £75.00 GBP
Regular price £75.00 GBP Sale price £75.00 GBP
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I love the illustration on these vase - they are like the early experiments of artists Len Lye, or Oskar Fischinger, both 20th-Century pioneers of experimental animation.

You can turn the vase and they come alive!

A rare mid-century vase, beautifully crafted by renowned West German pottery producer Carsten Tonnieshof in Austria.

The striking modernist decorative relief is an exquisite balance between colour and glaze , on a simple modernist cylinder shape. I think it embodies the unmistakable essence of Carsten's wife’s artistic expression, who designed for Tonnieshof during this era.

The Austria stamp '683-23 AUSTRIA' discreetly marked on the base attests to the vases' origins and authenticity. It also has the original metallic label in place.

Carsten Tönnieshof was a distinguished West German and in production from 1945 to 1987.

By the 1970s, they had expanded their presence across the globe, establishing branches in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Australia, and Austria.

H: 23cm

*** because West German ceramics can look impactful when displayed in a small grouping: we give 15% discount on a further purchase from our West German collection.

(The purchase of 2 or more pieces needs to be at the same time, and the discount is automatically added at the checkout)

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