Set of 2 Vintage 60s mid century porcelain egg cups from THOMAS

Set of 2 Vintage 60s mid century porcelain egg cups from THOMAS.

Rosenthal was originally founded in 1879 as a family business. The founder, Philipp Rosenthal (1855-1937) began business in Germany in 1884. Initially he purchased white ware from the company Hutschenreuther which was resold door to door after being hand-painted by his wife Maria. In 1891, he established a factory in Asch, Bohemia and began production of his own white ware. From 1897 to 1934, Rosenthal acquired further factories in Kronach, Marktredwitz, Selb, Waldenburg, Sophienthal, and Waldershof. The Marktredwitz factory acquisition in 1908 included the brand name Thomas.

Philip Jr. modernized out of date factories, identified new sources of supply and re-establish lost markets. Raymond Loewy, from France but based in the United States, was critical in successfully designing more streamlined and contemporary looks for the important American market, The Rosenthal Board of Directors introduced production changes from the lessons learnt and gave support to Philip Jr.’s intention to continue hiring the best artists of the time which included Bjorn Wiinblad from Denmark, Hans Theo Baumann from Germany, Raymond Peynet from France and Tapio Wirkkala from Finland.

• Diameter – 5,5 cm
• Height – 5 cm
• Made in West Germany, Bavaria
• Vintage era – 60s
• Manufacturer – Thomas (Rosenthal group)
• Material – Porcelain
• Condition – great/ signs of age / use appear / scratches on the surface / see photos.