Anyone can appreciate a good collection. From records to jewelry to paintings, I admire collections of all sorts. One is nice to have, two are happy to be partners, and when there are three, you finally have a budding collection.
My mother bought the vase and the planter for pops of color
to add to the mid-century décor of her first home back in 1966. 40 years later, I came
across the fruit bowl by chance, and begged Mom to gift me the other two pieces that ended up on the highest shelf in the furthest corner of her garage.
Lucky for me, Mom had no problem getting rid of the pieces I wanted, and thus began a collection of Rosenthal-Netter Pottery in Blue Petal.
By the way, Raymor was not an artist or a manufacture, (as sited
by many online collectors) but rather an American distribution company who - from the 1950’s to the 1970’s - brought exceptionally beautiful works in ceramics and glass, by several Italian artists to American
department stores near and wide. (Modern day Target business model?)
Mom got her pieces at the K-Mart in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The vase is marked $11.50. Though the planter's tag was scraped off partially, it still reads $18-something. The bowl was found in Idaho and picked for $68.00. All three pieces are now in Northern California.
Every now and then, I catch a glimpse of a Rosenthal-Netter piece in this pattern
on a shelf or table in a photograph, but alas - I’ve not seen any on the market
in quite some time.
If your mom has pieces matching these on the highest shelf in the furthest corner of her garage, hit me up –
I’ll gladly take them off her hands.
