“Pastorale” Porcelain Vase – HAP Grieshaber & Ambrogio Pozzi for Rosenthal, 1970s
“Pastorale” Porcelain Vase – HAP Grieshaber & Ambrogio Pozzi for Rosenthal, 1970s
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White porcelain vase featuring HAP Grieshaber’s black “Pastorale” motif of stylised birds, figures, and foliage. The expressive graphic decoration contrasts with Ambrogio Pozzi’s restrained cylindrical Duo form and satin-silver metal base, bringing together German postwar art and Italian modernist design.
- Dimensions: H 22 cm, Dia. 8.5 cm
- Material: Porcelain
- Brand: Rosenthal
- Artist: HAP Grieshaber
- Form Designer: Ambrogio Pozzi
- Color: White, black, silver
- Condition: Excellent vintage condition; no chips, cracks, or restorations. Minimal age-related traces to the metal base.
- Era: 1970s
- Origin: Germany
- Remarks: Künstler-Sammel-Serie, “Pastorale” decoration on the Duo form. Rosenthal Studio-Line stamp and edition label to the base.
A strong choice for collectors of Rosenthal artist editions and postwar graphic art. Its tall, narrow profile works particularly well on a bookshelf, console, or sideboard, either alone or displayed as a matching pair.
Ambrogio Pozzi (1931–2012) was an Italian industrial designer and ceramist from Varese, trained in Faenza’s ceramic tradition and initially working for his family company, Ceramica Franco Pozzi in Gallarate. From the 1950s onward he created functional yet sculptural designs in ceramics, glass and plastic, collaborating with manufacturers such as Rosenthal, Thomas and ACR; his work is characterised by clear, stackable forms, Nordic-influenced simplicity and refined surface textures, and is now regarded as part of the canon of Italian post-war design.
Rosenthal, founded in 1879 in Selb, Bavaria, is one of Germany’s most important porcelain manufacturers, recognised for combining industrial production with high design standards. With its Studio-Linie programme from the 1960s onwards, Rosenthal invited international artists and designers to create avant-garde forms and décors, making pieces like this set both functional objects and design collectibles.