Art Déco Ceramics of the Masovian Museum in Płock

The figure shows the star of the interwar cinema Rudolph Valentino and actress Vilma Banky playing the roles of Ahmed and Yasmin. They were the characters of the American silent film "Son of the Sheikh" based on the novel by E.M. Hull. 

The craze for short hair fell on the 1920s. The hairdresser who promoted the "tomboy" haircut in 1909 was Antoni Cierplikowski - he invented it for the actress Ève Lavallière. Antoine combed, among others, Mata Hari, Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker. 

 The "Dancer" was designed by Dorothea Charol, an artist who made portrait busts, acts and life-size figures. For Rosenthal, she designed an edition of dancers based on the stories "Tales from a Thousand and One Nights". 

Gerhard Schliepstein was a German sculptor and porcelain designer working in the art deco style. He worked mainly in porcelain, bronze and alabaster. This figure was made in Rosenthal factory. 

The lady's outfit is very interesting - on her head she has a hat with a large brim, a scarf over her shoulder, a loose shirt and trousers. Diana and the doe are surrounded by plants and a small tree. The figurine is covered with white glaze.

This figure was designed by Józef Szewczyk, a Tadeusz Szafran's student.  The artist was employed in the Ćmielów factory in 1936, and his most famous work is "Skier", designed for the World Championships of the International Federation (FIS) in Zakopane.

Tadeusz Szafran collaborated with Kazimierz Witkiewicz, they developed a technique of decorating ceramic products with the art of batik. They were awarded for it at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Contemporary Industry.

This is "Bomboniera" designed by Fritz Klee. The artist was a German porcelain designer, founder and professor of the Staatlichen Porzellanfachschule Selb (Selb porcelain school).