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Black Porcelain Vase Trio Martin Freyer & Elsa Fischer-Treyden Rosenthal Op-Art
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 23 sales
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Black Porcelain Vase Trio - Martin Freyer & Elsa Fischer-Treyden / Margret Hildebrand for Rosenthal, 1980s–1990s
Description: Sculptural black porcelain vase trio by Martin Freyer and Elsa Fischer-Treyden / Margret Hildebrand for Rosenthal, combining a tall relief-textured monolith, a compact architectural column, and a rounded Struktura Ribs form. The ensemble highlights Rosenthal’s strength in turning porcelain into a medium for tactile, monochrome modernist sculpture with strong surface rhythm and restrained presence.
Dimensions:
Vase 1: H 20 cm, W 17.5 cm, D 17.5 cm
Vase 2: H 43.5 cm, W 9.5 cm, D 9.5 cm
Vase 3: H 24.5 cm, W 7 cm, D 7 cm
Material: Porcelain
Brand: Rosenthal
Designer: Elsa Fischer-Treyden / Margret Hildebrand; Martin Freyer
Color: Black, black-anthracite
Condition: Very good vintage condition
Era: 1980s–1990s
Origin: Germany
Remarks: Excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of age. No chips or cracks visible. Fine manufacturing and surface irregularities consistent with artistic studio production.
About the artist: Martin Freyer is known for highly sculptural porcelain forms in which surface modulation becomes the central visual language, often recalling pleating, erosion, bark, or carved strata. Elsa Fischer-Treyden and Margret Hildebrand belong to the important generation of German ceramic designers who helped define postwar and later modern porcelain aesthetics through clear forms, tactile surfaces, and architectonic restraint.
About the manufacturer: Rosenthal is one of Germany’s most significant porcelain makers, internationally respected for combining technical excellence with avant-garde design. Through Studio-Line and related design-oriented production, Rosenthal collaborated with major artists and designers to create collectible pieces that sit between functional object and modern sculpture.
Design observations: The tall Freyer vase reads almost like a vertical geological section, with flowing horizontal relief lines that create depth through light and shadow. The smaller Freyer form is more architectural and brick-like, with a tight grid texture that feels constructivist and disciplined, while the rounded Struktura Ribs vase introduces a softer, more organic body articulated by bands of ribbing and subtle textural shifts. Together, the three pieces create an unusually strong composition of mass, rhythm, and surface in a single monochrome palette.
What for: Ideal for collectors of Rosenthal, black porcelain, and late 20th-century European design, but also highly effective for everyday interior styling. This trio works beautifully on a console, low sideboard, shelf, pedestal, or entry table, either empty as sculptural objects or with a few single stems, branches, or dried grasses; especially suited to minimalist, brutalist, monochrome, modernist, and contemporary interiors.
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Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsGrey, BlackMaterialPorcelainNumber of items3BrandRosenthalHeight43 cmWidth10 cmDepth10 cm
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About this seller
Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 23 sales