Mid Century Nude Ceramic Figure

Ceramic Figure by Cortendorf
West Germany, circa 1965
13" high

In 1890, Julius Griesbach founded this factory in Cortendorf (today part of the city of Coburg). During the period between 1955 and 1960 the wall masks that were produced by the Cortendorf factory created a hype in Germany. Around 1963, the Cortendorf factory presented an additional series which matched the demand for 'teak style' items. These items were produced at the Achental-Keramik Gertraute Griesbach in Staudach-Grassau but concept, design and marking (a crowned 'RS') came from the interior decoration studio Raumschmuck. Cortendorf was taken over by the W. Goebel company in 1973.

Source: porcelainmarksandmore.com