Bowl Shell Element by Gerhard Liebenthron for Ceramic Studio Pottery, Germany, 1962

Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron
Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005
Decade: 1960s
This original vintage Studio Pottery object was designed by Gerhard Liebenthron and produced in his own studio in the 1960s in Bremen Germany. It is made of pottery ceramic and has a very unique tone coloration and surface structure. The inside of the shell is very colorful, the special is contrast between the dark tone outside pottery and the inside strong glazed colors. The bottom is marked with typical Liebenthron Producer signature GL and year signature 64. A very collectible and very rare item of the Liebenthron Collection. Straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1970s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home. Dimensions: Height 6,4cm Diameter 23cm. Weight: 1,1kg Condition: This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina. VITA Liebenthron: From 1945-1951 Liebenthron studied at the Staatliche Kunstschule Bremen (school of arts) in the pottery class of Else Krieg & Dorothea Colberg-Tjadens. in 1951 Liebenthron has been the Assistant of the sculptor Prof. Goersemann there. After Liebenthron finished his time at the Kunstschule he opened his own workshop in the Boettcherstraße, Bremen (in 1952). Gerhard Liebenthron’s work can be found in several museums in Germany. The Keramik Museum in Berlin, the Fockemuseum in Bremen and the Hetiens Museum in Düsseldorf for example. He has been a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kunsthandwerk Bremen. Lit: Keramik Gerhard Liebenthron, Gerhard Liebenthron und Fockemuseum Bremen, Bremen, 1968.