1970s Marei Keramik Ceramic Cachepot West Germany - Jardinière With Floral and Fruit Motifs

Description

Marei Keramik 1960s/70s Cachepot /Jardinière. Lovely cachepot flower planter. Made in West Germany. Hand painted thickly glazed flowers and fruit … more Marei Keramik 1960s/70s Cachepot /Jardinière. Lovely cachepot flower planter. Made in West Germany. Hand painted thickly glazed flowers and fruit adorn the entire outside of the piece. Interior is a rich cobalt almost purple hue.

MAREI KERAMIK was founded in 1948 by Jean Fuss and his son in the town of Rheinbach near Bonn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia when Fuss and then partner Josef Emons dissolved their terracotta business. MAREI is a syllabic abbreviation of the first part of the company's legal name, MAjolikafabrik RhEInbach Jean Fuss & Sohn.

The focus of MAREI's initial production program was flower pots and vases with simple surface designs. However in 1957, daughter Hildegard Fuss and her husband Wolfgang Bruchhausen joined the family business—the latter would soon assume management of the company. Soon thereafter they engaged the well-known designer Bodo Mans to enrich the MAREI product line. When Mans left a year later he was succeeded for a short time by Walter Weiland. Weiland in turn moved on to Fohr Keramik where he rose to head of design.

Very good condition; some faint scratches in the glaze. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.

Approx dimensions:
~ Height: 6-1/2"
~ Diameter at base: 7-1/2"
~ Diameter at mouth of cachepot: 7-5/8"

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