{"product_id":"white-gold-kugel-ellipsen-porcelain-vase-ernst-august-sundermann-for-furstenberg-1972","title":"White \u0026 Gold Kugel-Ellipsen Porcelain Vase – Ernst August Sundermann for Fürstenberg, 1972","description":"\u003cp\u003eA refined porcelain vase designed by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg in 1972, model 62970 with the decor Kugel-Ellipsen. The slender white glazed body is structured by elongated gold-line ellipses converging into pointed ends and framing two textured circular gold fields, creating a graphic surface with a distinctly early 1970s modernist character. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: H 24 cm, Dia. 9 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Glazed porcelain with gold decor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Fürstenberg\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigner: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eErnst August Sundermann\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: White, gold\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: 1970s\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very good vintage condition; glossy white glaze and gold decoration well preserved. Minor age-related traces consistent with careful handling.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vase brings a sharper, more graphic kind of elegance than floral or purely ornamental porcelain. The elongated gold ellipses give the form a sense of lift and movement, while the white-and-gold palette keeps it polished and architectural rather than lavish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnst August Sundermann\u003c\/strong\u003e (1926 - 2007) was a German porcelain designer and educator whose work helped define Fürstenberg’s modern design language from the 1960s onward. As head of the manufactory’s development department, he played a central role in aligning Fürstenberg with the formal clarity and refined restraint of postwar European design. His models, including\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"408\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eForm 677\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"424\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eSelecta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, are now valued for their balance of sculptural simplicity, functional elegance, and strong design-historical relevance.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFürstenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Germany’s oldest porcelain manufacturers, founded in 1747 in Fürstenberg, Lower Saxony by Duke Carl I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. The manufactory is known for combining long-standing craftsmanship with both historical and contemporary design, and original pieces are typically marked with its characteristic blue “F” beneath a crown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fürstenberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56936098693495,"sku":"1934","price":179.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/0434\/3415\/files\/1934_18.01.2026_1_Vase_Furstenberg_E.A.Sundermann_Kugel-Elllipsen_White_Goldpattern_Porcelain_Glossy_62970_24-1.jpg?v=1774528598","url":"https:\/\/www.berlinretrofinds.com\/products\/white-gold-kugel-ellipsen-porcelain-vase-ernst-august-sundermann-for-furstenberg-1972","provider":"Berlin Retro Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}