RED ITALIAN ‘COMO’ DÉCOR DOUBLE HANDLED VASE (HANDMADE) RESTORED Designer KURT LANGNER Manufacturer WORMSER

Designer KURT LANGNER Manufacturer WORMSER TERRA SIGLLATA Design Period 1950 to 1959 Production Period 1950 to 1959 Country of Manufacture Germany Identifying Marks This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation

Style – ITALIAN MODERN

Many items had only form and size numbers engraved or molded on the base

but it did adopt the DBA "MAREI" at that point—a syllabic contraction of MAjolikafabrik RhEInbach

running espresso top glaze

RED ITALIAN ‘COMO’ DÉCOR DOUBLE HANDLED VASE (HANDMADE) RESTORED Designer KURT LANGNER Manufacturer WORMSERA wonderful bright red amphora style vase in the 'Como' decor from an unknown Italian maker. This decor is commonly referred to as 'Strawberry' and was once attributed to Fratelli Fanciullacci, but there is no hard proof as yet that this is true. The decor was also popular with some German Manufacturers such as Dmler & Breiden who produced items with this decor in their 'Studio Series." The ones produced in Italy are generally of two distinct types