Ritz Vase

The 319 vase from the Ritz series is a striking example of the sgraffito glaze-scratching technique pioneered by Bollhagen in the 1930s. Each bulbous vase is individually moulded before being hand-painted in a classic monochrome stripe, then fired and hand-glazed by artisans at the Marwitz workshop.

Material: ceramic
Country of origin: Germany
Dimensions: 17.5cm (h) x 17.5cm (d) / 6.8" (h) x 6.8" (d)
Weight: 1kg / 2.2 lbs
Colour: black

An opponent of machine manufacturing, Hedwig Bollhagen helped shape the 20th-century handmade movement, and her scratchy “sgraffito-ritz” ceramics came to define modern good taste. She became a feminine icon in newly unified Germany – as admired for her own resilience and strength as that of her designs.

Product number: 2202106005