Rieber Mitterteich Porcelain Covered Bowl, Bavaria Germany 1940s

Vintage German porcelain bowl in Rococo style, raised scalloped edge, pink, yellow and blue flowers with green leaves; "Rieber Mitterteich" mark [used 1938-1966] and additional impressed pattern number.

The bowl is c.7" x 4.3/4"; c.3" deep [17.9cm x 12.1cm x 7.7cm], the dark spots inside inner rim of the bowl are melted into the glaze; no chips, no hairlines, near fine condition.

The factory was founded by Julius Rother together with his wife Fanny, using only one kiln. The first director of the factory was Erich Gerstner who later stated that Rother had learned the trade right from the start and had exquisite knowledge of all production steps. Furthermore Rother was respected by his workers as he was always kind to them and the payments they received were also very generous, a porcelain decorator for example was able to have two suits made during the year which was very much at that time. Around 1900 the Bohemian businessman from the town of Asch Gustav Gerstner joined as silent partner. The company was transformed into a stock corporation in 1923. During this period the factory employed between 200 and 250 workers. From then on the company included the full name of Porzellanfabriken Josef Rieber & Co. A.G. Selb-Thiersheim-Mitterteich on their company paper even if all three parts were run independently. The Mitterteich factory mainly produced normal household items and dinner sets and it should be noted that the specialty was the 'Japonais' decoration style. Due to a sudden drop in business in 1971 the company had to file for bankruptcy.

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