Hael Bauhaus Ceramic

HAEL - MARGARETE HEYMANN MARKS LÖBENSTEIN - CERAMIC

Interesting museum rarity from Hael Ceramic .
Hael ceramics are always something special.
Founded in 1923 by the Bauhaus student Margarete Heymann Loebenstein, her husband Gustav Loebenstein and her brother-in-law Daniel Loebenstein.
Barely 10 years later she had to close her workshop again for economic reasons and reprisals from Hitlers National Socialists. In 1936 she emigrated to England and thus avoided deportation.
With her ceramics, which were striking in their patterns, colors and shapes, she left behind impressive modern objects.
Hael's ceramics were recently honored with a special exhibition in Berlin.
The Hael ceramics were usually something for household use, which makes this object all the more interesting.
At first glance you wouldn't assign it to Hael either.
This makes it all the more interesting and exciting for any collection of Hael or Bauhaus ceramics.
Unfortunately, this piece has only now come to light again; otherwise we would have happily lent it to the Berlin exhibition.
It is a mustard pot that was made for a small mustard factory in Eystrup - Lower Saxony.
More precisely for the Leman mustard mill, which still exists today.
The mustard pot therefore has the three-dimensional writing
"EYSTRUPER TAFEL - SENF
LEMAN - "
It can be assumed that this type of commercial ceramic was used in restaurants and was traditionally placed on the table there. It is marked on the underside with the Hael signature and the decor mark Dec261.
The pot with corks has a height of 9 cm, or 10 cm with corks.
The diameter is 8 cm.
The upper part is white with a reddish-brown ring on the neck, while the lower, bulbous part is only reddish-brown.
But you can still see the light brush structure.
Due to commercial use, the mustard pot has small chips on the edge.
There are some glaze chips on the raised lettering.
In terms of rarity, age, intended use at the time and today as a collector's item, it is definitely negligible. There are no cracks, cracks or anything like that.