Rosenthal Classic Rose Creamer & Sugar Bowl Designed by Raymond Loewy
A sugar bowl and creamer from Rosenthal's Classic Rose dinnerware pattern, designed by Raymond Loewy in the early 1960s.
CREAMER
Dimension: 4-1/2" tall, 2-1/2" mouth, 3" base
Condition: GREAT vintage used shape
SUGAR BOWL
Dimension: 3" tall, 3-1/2" mouth, 2" base
Condition: GREAT vintage used shape
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If you are not familiar with mid-century industrial designer, Raymond Loewy, you are probably familiar with some of his work, most notably the Lucky Strike logo and the Studebaker Avanti. I'll let you look up the rest yourself but if you like mid-century design you should be familiar with the man that the Smithsonian Magazine said "made mid-century American clean and stylish". While many industrial designers had dinnerware lines, none were at the quality level of Rosenthal. Rosenthal was so invested in their partnership with Loewy that he received a percentage ownership in their china business.
Classic Rose is an elegant, minimalist dinnerware pattern, depicting a single rose drawn in lines of gold and grey. Some pieces may also be accented with an additional branch of leaves, but there is always just a single-stem rose. The grey shadows the gold, giving the rose an ethereal yet elegant quality. And speaking of quality, this is Rosenthal porcelain which is known for superior quality and design. While I have not been able to confirm it, I would wager that the gold paint used is 24k gold.
This creamer and sugar bowl both have a modern shape, especially for the mid-century and for fine china. The soft feminine curves and decorated filigree that one normally finds on fine china have been replaced with sharp clean lines and an upside-down V for the lid handle of the sugar bowl. Each is decorated with the pattern's gold and grey classic rose with errant leaves decorating other parts. The timeless look of this creamer and sugar allows this to work on its own, with a mismatched tea or coffee service, or to complement an existing porcelain service.
This Rosenthal Classic Rose Creamer & Sugar Bowl designed by Raymond Loewy measurements can be found above. Both are in GREAT vintage used shape with no chips, cracks, or crazing to point out. All things considered, this set appears to have been infrequently, if at all, used.
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