Rounded earthenware vase with horizontal ribbed texture and off-white glaze, showing warm terracotta clay at the edges where the glaze is thin

Maker: Wächtersbacher Steingutfabrik
Designer: Ursula Fesca, 1900–1975
Place of production: Schlierbach, Hessen, Germany
Date: ca. 1930s–1950s, likely post-war period
Materials: Red earthenware body with off-white glaze
Technique: Slip-cast form with evenly ribbed relief; glazed interior; unglazed foot
Dimensions: Ø 11.5 cm; H 11.5 cm
Marks: Stamped Wächtersbach, Made in Western Germany, “Bremen”
Condition: Very good vintage condition with minor age-related wear
Provenance: Private collection, Netherlands

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Wächtersbach’s red earthenware comes from the iron-rich clay of Hessen, and the exposed foot on this vase shows the material plainly.

When Ursula Fesca joined the factory in 1931 to bring Bauhaus clarity to its designs, she focused on simple forms, economical glazing, and surface structures derived from fabrication rather than ornament.

This vase presents a compact rounded body with evenly moulded ribs and a quiet off-white glaze that leaves the warm clay visible at the edges.

Top view looking down into the vase opening, showing concentric ribbed texture and dark glazed interior — top view

Ursula Fesca’s Wächtersbach work fits current design trends: warm materials, quiet forms, and honest clay. This ribbed vase works well in Japandi and soft-modern interiors.

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