Ceramic Studio Pottery Object Vase by Bruno and Ingeborg Asshoff, Germany, 1960s

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Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Bruno and Ingeborg Asshoff Information: Ingeborg (1919-1998) und Bruno (1914-2003) Asshoff 1983 co-founder … Read more Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Bruno and Ingeborg Asshoff Information: Ingeborg (1919-1998) und Bruno (1914-2003) Asshoff 1983 co-founder of group 83 Decade: 1970s This original vintage Studio Pottery Object was designed by Ingeborg and Bruno Asshoff and produced in their own Studio in the 1970s in Bochum Germany. It is made of stoneware pottery ceramic and has a very unique grey, beige, green etc coloration. the bottom and the item at the side, is marked with typical Asshoff Producer signature A. a very collectible and very rare item of the Asshoff Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 21x16cm, it is very impressive. the item still remains in a very good vintage condition, two little productional caused round imperfections at the top edge, please see images. straighforward and minimalistic design of the 1970s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home. Dimensions: Height 15cm Length 21cm Depth 16cm. Weight: 1.789kg Condition: This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina. VITA Asshoff: Ingeborg and Bruno Asshoff founded a ceramics workshop in Bochum-Querenburg in 1948. Both had completed an apprenticeship with Helma Klett in Fredelsloh. The artist couple Bruno and Ingeborg Asshoff have created a ceramic work of international renown in his pottery in Bochum over a period of fifty years. In 1994, both received the honorary prize German ceramics for their life's work. The Scope of her work ranges from the examination of traditional forms and motifs through experiments with Werkbund ideas and Bauhaus ideas to ever more free plastic sculpturing in the 1960s and 1970s to the examination of porcelain and the study of geometric forms in the 1980s and 1990s. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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