Carstens Tonnieshof West Germany Pair of Small Decorative Bud Vases

Title: Carstens Tonnieshof West Germany Pair of Small Decorative Bud Vases.
Manufacturer: Carstens West Germany @ 1970's.
Height Taller Vase: 13cm.
Diameter Taller Vase: 8cm.
Taller Vase Base Mark: Germany 537 12.
Height Smaller Vase: 8cm.
Diameter Smaller Vase: 7cm.
Smaller Vase Base Mark: W Germ. 485.
Carstens Tonnieshof Qualitat West Germany small vases.
Info: Two well crafted small vases for the display cabinet with the trade mark West Germany stylish colourful pattern.
Both of the vases have a gold lustre like finish at the top of the vase and on the handles which gives them a very classic look.
Originally started in 1900, post war production began in 1947 at this company set up in north western Germany. Trude Carstens was artistic director until her death in 1965.
At the end of World War II, Carstens had collapsed as a company and all factories that ended up in East Germany were expropriated. Ernst Carstens then began with his son Christian to build a new ceramics factory in Fredelsloh called Carstens Tönnieshof. Tönnieshof was the name of the farm where the factory was established. The company was founded in 1946 and production of table ceramics started 1947. Carstens Tönnieshof was successful and in 1953 it had about 400 employees. Ernst Carstens died in 1954 and the company was taken over by his son Christian Carstens. Carstens Tönnieshof continued to expand and in the early 1970s several branches were established in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Australia and Austria. In the mid 70's profitability in the ceramics industry fell and the company went bankrupt in 1977. The business were taken over by employees under the name Kiel Atelier and continued to 1984. 
Condition: Very Good, no chips or cracks at all.
Price: R 345.00 Inc Vat for the Pair.