Arabia Decorated Rosmarin Plate 16,0 cm, Vintage

Rosmarin (rosemary, a herb) features hand-painted flowers, leaves and stripes in a beautifully warm reddish brown tone.

The highlight of this design is the artful and calligraphic brush-strokes, which have required extreme skill. Arabia was indeed much admired for the talent of its ceramic painters. The hand-painted nature of the pattern makes each dish excitingly unique and the colours shift in tone from pale watercolour washes to deep and luxurious tones. This change in colours give the simple design an exciting illusion of three-dimensionality and depth.

This Nordic vintage design and decoration were both made by the same artist, Ulla Procopé. The decoration was also made in blue under the name Anemone.

These hand-painted decorated Rosmarin plates were produced for export only by Arabia Finland in the 1960's. This is why they are more rare than their striped counterparts.

A small side plate, dessert plate, bread plate or plate for cake or sweet buns. These adorable small plates are mostly used for dessert or small salty appertizers.

These rare decorated Rosmarin vintage plates show some small imperfections in the glazing, such as a few tiny bubbles or lumps. There might be some small signs of wear and tiny scratches. They are still beautiful to use for any table setting.

See our Arabia Anemone & Rosmarin Collection for more.