BAY KERAMIK PITCHER VASE Nr. 251/35 FROM THE ‘TÖPFERMEISTER’ SERIES ARCHIVE He worked there for 30

He worked there for 30 years before retiring from the Jersey City office as head of the design department of residential lighting

Since 1860 the firm had tried to expand into other metals besides silver

A NOTE ON IDENTIFICATION:  Most of the items produced at the Schaivon Ceramiche workshop are simply signed ‘Schaivon’

he saw in its elements an unprecedented freedom of design possibilities

BAY KERAMIK PITCHER VASE Nr. 251/35 FROM THE ‘TÖPFERMEISTER’ SERIES ARCHIVE He worked there for 30A tall "Tpfermeister" series pitcher vase in olive green and goldenrod from Bay Keramik. The embossed decor consists of regularly spaced medallions depicting birds and leaves. It still retains its Bay label and does not appear to have ever been used. There is a single tiny stress fracture (?) at the top of the handle that is roughly 1 4" long and no more than surface deep. It does not appear to be structural and does not detract. BAY KERAMIK was