Brown body, gray-brown sprinkle glaze, wicker
Germany,1927/28
Design: Marguerite Friedlaender (1896-1985) – German-English ceramics artist
Manufacturer: Burg Giebichenstein, Halle
All parts except teapot and one saucer with mark of Burg Giebichenstein
Literature: Alexander Koch (editor), Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 63rd year, Darmstadt 1928-1929, Pages 294 f.
Height: 6 – 10.5 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
A special tea service for 6 persons, comprising a teapot, milk can and 6 sets with cup, saucer and plate

The German-English ceramics artist Marguerite Friedlaender studied at the Bauhaus, before she changed to the School of Applied Arts Burg Giebichenstein. There she passed her master examination in 1926. It was around this time that she made the design for this tea set. With a passion for the new spirit of modern art and the Bauhaus principles, she became an important and innovative figure in the field of consumer ceramics, with decisive influence as teacher at Burg Giebichenstein for decades. The set for six people comprises a teapot, creamer and 6 sets with cup, saucer and plate. It already hints at her most famous design, the set 'Hallesche Form' from 1931. Unlike this ensemble that she made for KPM, the one from 1927/28 with its gray-brown sprinkled glazing emanates a rather rough beauty and unusual charm. The brown pottery body is firm and yet thin-walled and has a light sound, all in line with the principles she taught at Burg Giebichenstein.



All parts except for teapot and one saucer with mark of Burg Giebichenstein. Dimensions: tea pot (height: 10.5 cm), milk can (height: 7 cm) and 6 sets, each with a cup (height: 6 cm), saucer (diameter: 14.5 cm) and plate (diameter:18.5 cm). The set is in very good condition with minimal traces of use and aging, such as minor chips. One saucer with a larger chipped spot.



Marguerite Friedlaender (1896-1985)

The German-English porcelain designer and ceramist Marguerite Friedlaender studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Berlin. In 1919, she joined the Bauhaus in Weimar. In 1929, she became head of the ceramics workshop of the School of Applied Arts Giebichenstein in Halle (Saale). Between 1929 and 1933, she collaborated with the KPM Berlin. Because of her Jewish origin, she was released in 1933. She first emigrated to the Netherlands and in 1940 to the Unites States.

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