Vase & Lidded Box Duo – Jan van der Vaart & Jane Osborn-Smith for Rosenthal, 1980s–1990s

White porcelain duo from Rosenthal Studio-Linie, combining Jan van der Vaart’s twisted geometric vase with Jane Osborn-Smith’s angular lidded box, both in glossy white with crisp postmodern lines. 

• Dimensions:
  • Vase: H 16 cm; W 10 cm, D 10 cm
  • Lidded box: H 18,5 cm, W 8 cm, D 8 cm
• Material: Porcelain
• Brand: Rosenthal
• Designer: Jan van der Vaart; Jane Osborn-Smith
• Color: White, glossy
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition; no chips, cracks or repairs, minimal signs of age
• Era: 1980s–1990s
• Origin: Germany
  

For collectors of Rosenthal and postmodern design as well as clean everyday interiors; ideal on a console, sideboard or desk in minimalist, Scandinavian or gallery-style settings.

Jan van der Vaart (1931–2000) was a leading Dutch ceramist, known for his strictly geometric, modular vessel forms and for elevating serial, cast pieces to collectible design. As professor at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam he shaped a generation of ceramic artists, and his works are held in major museum collections such as the Stedelijk Museum and Princessehof. 

Jane Osborn-Smith (1952-2013) was a British ceramicist and designer, born in 1952 and active from the 1970s until her death in 2013. She trained and worked in the UK and is documented both as a studio ceramic artist and as a designer of patterns and décors, including work for Rosenthal’s Studio-Line, where her colourful, illustrative motifs appeared on collectible porcelain pieces such as espresso sets and decorative objects.

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.