Irene coffee cup and saucer from Rorstrand, a long-established tableware manufacturer representing Sweden. Tableware made in Scandinavia in the 20th century was often thick and sturdy, but Irene is a high-class series that is thinly made. Hand-painted with bright blue and green berries and leaves. Irene is designed to be very light and easy to handle, including cups, plates, and pitchers. The main body is based on white glaze and is painted in bright colors reminiscent of early spring to early summer, giving a sense of ingenuity to enrich the Nordic dining table, where there are many winter days.
■Detailed specifications
Manufacturer: Rorstrand / Rorstrand Designer: Rosemarie Benedikt / Rosemarie Benedikt Series: Irene / Irene Year: 1966-77 Country of Origin: Sweden Condition: ★★★☆☆ (3.5: Good)
There is no signs of use overall, but there are black spots on the bottom of the cup from manufacturing and streaks in the saucer's elevated holder. The dents on the side of the saucer are the remains of the support during manufacture.
■Size
Cup: width 12cm (including handle) x height 6cm
Saucer: diameter 14cm
■About the designer
Rosemarie Benedikt ( 1939-)
Born in Austria, Rosemary is located in the capital Vienna. After graduating from Hetzendorf Fashion School, he began his career as a designer in 1959 at the Rorstrand workshop in Lidköping, central Sweden. After retiring from Rorstrand in 1964, he returned to his native Austria, where he worked as an assistant professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna while starting his own studio and focusing on glass art. Since 1993, he has been supervising the long-established German pottery manufacturer Villeroy & Boch as a designer.
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Rorstrand is the oldest pottery manufacturer in Northern Europe, founded in 1726 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It has produced many of Sweden's leading designers such as Marianne Westman, Gunnar Nylund, and Karl Harry Starhan. Rorstrand tableware is also used at Nobel Prize banquets and other events.
Rörstrand is a manufacturer that produces many artistic pieces as well as everyday tableware. ARABIA, which is the second oldest pottery manufacturer in Europe after Meissen, and is now known as a manufacturer from Finland, was originally the Helsinki factory of Rorstrand. Our store carries a wide variety of products, from art pieces to everyday tableware from Scandinavia's most traditional and historic manufacturers.