JASBA KERAMIK VASE Nr. 1162/30

A tall ‘60s-era bottle form vase in orange, with a  flowing black and yellow grid décor from JASBA KERAMIK. JASBA KERAMIK was founded by Jakob Schwaderlapp in 1926, in the small, Rheinland community of Baumbach (now incorporated into the town of Ransbach-Baumbach) in the heart of the Kannenbäckerland. The Kannenbäckerland—or potters' land...more literally, jug-bakers' land—is the site of Europe's largest clay deposit and home to a centuries-old tradition of ceramics manufacture. The word "JASBA" is derived from the names of its founder and the town where it was located—Ja(kob) S(chwaderlapp), Ba(umbach). JASBA initially produced earthenware central-heating systems, but as early as 1928, a separate factory was built to accommodate an expansion into terracotta domestic wares—including vases, fruit bowls, and baking dusters. In 1937 glazed ceramics were added to the program. A major fire interrupted development in 1938, but the factory was quickly rebuilt, and the new buildings were equi