Platter, Rosenthal, Bavaria, Madeleine, 1932.
31.5 cm dia
Hand-painted parts. Artistically designed ears.
The history of the Rosenthal manufactory dates back to 1879 when a young Philipp Rosenthal establishes a porcelain paint shop in the Castle of Erkersreuth (near Selb, Bavaria). The spectacular growth of the factory makes it not so much a manufactory as a place for the creative development of artists able to collaborate and design for it. New currents in the art and aesthetics of the first decades of the 20th century are reflected in the details: ornaments, borders and ear finials. Rosenthal was one of the few manufactures to keep up with the rapidly emerging trends.
