Manfred Frey White Bisque Porcelain Op-Art Vase Ak Kaiser of Germany

Description

A modernist vintage vase in white bisque porcelain designed by Manfred Frey and manufactured by AK Kaiser of Germany. The … more A modernist vintage vase in white bisque porcelain designed by Manfred Frey and manufactured by AK Kaiser of Germany. The vase features crisp ribbed decor in low relief accenting a flaring mouth and foot. Frey's use of linear decoration was part of the European Op-Art (optical art) movement; the lines create the effect of subtle movement in the overall design. The vessel has a matte exterior and a glossy white glazed interior. Very good, undamaged condition and fully marked on the base with the AK Kaiser Germany factory stamp in blue, a mark introduced and used during the 1990s, There is an impressed M. Frey signature on the base with the numbers 0289 (form number) and a partial sticker from Bauch Porzellan Berlin, which is likely the original retailer. The vase measures 7.13 in. height x 3.25. in. at widest part of base x 3 in. at widest part of rim. Kaiser is a porcelain manufacturer originally founded in Coburg in 1872. less