TOPFEREI RÖMHILD (GRAMANN) STUDIO POTTERY BUD VASE (GDR)

A beautiful pale yellow bud vase created by Siegfried Gramann in the tradition of the Bauhaus. The bulbous hand thrown form tapers at the top to form a long neck and simple opening. It is stamped with the typical 'T' over 'R' mark on the base. TÖPERHOF GRAMANN (aka Gramann Römhild) can trace its roots back to 1720 when a furnace builder from Marbach in southwest Germany decided to open a pottery business in the small town of Römhild in the east-central German state of Thuringia.  The workshop has been in the family for generations since, as documented by journeyman's letters, passports, and other historical papers in the family's possession.  It was with the takeover of operations at the beginning of last century by descendant Karl Gramann, who had trained as a sculptor, that the artistic component of the studio's ceramic production took on a dominant role.  The studio’s output became less about the production of pedestrian goods and more about the individual beauty of the designs.  Th