ARABIA's signature hand-painted tableware Valencia plate. The Valencia series includes a complete range of tableware that decorates your dining table, including teacups, soup tureens, cutting boards, juicers, pitchers, and teapots. This is the most basic 19.5cm size plate.
The series name, Valencia, is the name of a port city in southeastern Spain, and the deep cobalt blue color represents the dull-colored sea of the Mediterranean Sea and the strong sunlight. Designer Ulla Procope designed Valencia in 1961, and it has become a timeless masterpiece with the most antique fans among ARABIA products.
Procope is also responsible for the design of the long-running Ruska and the highly rare Flora. She died of illness at the young age of 47 in 1968, but she was recuperated in Spain's Canary Islands, demonstrating that Procope loved the Spanish coastline throughout her life. After her death, Valencia, like other series, went into long-run production and was manufactured in Finland for over 40 years until 2002. It has not been reprinted since then, and the only ones currently available are those on the vintage market.
The hand signature on the back of this item was handwritten, so it was produced in the 1960s or 1970s. Production of Valencia was temporarily discontinued after the 1980s, but it has been revived, but after its revival, it is engraved with ARABIA with a typed stamp, and the one with a handwritten signature is the oldest among the vintage. Masu. UP is the initial signature of Ulla Procope, and is signed with the artist's initials separated by slashes.
■Detailed specifications
Manufacturer: ARABIA / Arabia Designer: Ulla Procope / Ulla Procope Series Name: Valencia / Valencia Year: 1961-1970s Country of Origin: Finland Condition: ★★★★☆ (4: Good condition)
We will send you the actual item in the photo. You can see scratches on the surface that show through in the light. Overall, it is in beautiful condition with no cracks, chips, or penetration.
■Size
Diameter 19.5cm Height 1.8cm
Ulla Procope
Ulla Procope (1921-1968)
Born in Helsinki. In 1948 , he graduated from the Faculty of Art and Design at Aalto University in Helsinki and joined Arabia Company. After that, he was in charge of design in the production department for 20 years, creating the Ruska series in 1960 and the Valencia series in 1961 . Ruska became the longest-running and most sold flagship product of Arabia's products, and the form of Ruska was called the S model , which became the prototype model for subsequent ARABIA tableware. Valencia is the last hand-painted ARABIA product. After suffering from cancer and retiring from active duty, Procope moved to Spain's Canary Islands, where he died at the age of 47 .
ARABIA - Arabia
ARABIA is a ceramic manufacturer representing Finland in the 20th century. Originally, ARABIA was a factory established in Finland by Sweden's Rörstrand as a base for producing pottery for Russia. The company's name comes from the fact that it was established in the Arabian district of Helsinki, the capital.
From the 1950s to the 1980s, many world-famous designers such as Ulla Procoppe, Birger Kaipiainen, Laiya Uosikkinen, and Esteri Tomura created many works, known as the Golden Age of ARABIA. Works that had a great influence on modern modern design were created at the time, from simple Scandinavian modern designs to highly decorative and well-crafted pieces. ARABIA is known for its masterpieces such as paratissi, crocus, flora, and corari, which are both practical and decorative items unique to Scandinavian tableware that are useful for both interior and everyday use.