Vintage - Retro CATHRINEHOLM; LOTUS Enamelware Avocado - White Covered Casserole
Item History & Price
CATHRINEHOLM is synonymous with VERY-HIGH QUALITY, Enameled Bakeware from the 1960s. The company was founded in Norway in 1907, closed in 1968 – hiring MANY noted designers and artists over the years.Offered here is an ABSOLUTELY STUNNING - Vintage-Retro CATHRINEHOLM - HEAVY-Gauge Enamelware LARGE Covered Casserole - with Avocado-Green and White, LOTUS-Pattern Graphics - in most-excellent, gently-used condition.All surfaces of the Matching Casserole Lid ...& Base are highly-glossy shiny and clean. There are NO cracks, hazing, crazing, stains nor significant scratches or rubs - a little rub-wear to the black-coloured base.The form of this Lidded Casserole is distinct - with clean, simple lines - looks nearly like an abstract flying saucer.The LOTUS Pattern graphics are fired on to the sides of the Casserole-Dish - Avocado-Green Lotus leaves or buds over a Bright-White base colour, all the way around. There is NO FADE nor issues with the graphics - they are crisp, clear, and complete. The top edge of the Casserole-Dish and Base are in black-enamel - there are some flea-bites of colour missing along that very top edge, some rub to the base - all minimal. The Casserole LID is Avocado-Green enamel on the interior and exterior surfaces, polished stainless steel along the edge as is the knob-type handle and securing button, on the inside surface. The lid's handle has a flared form - super style. The lid's interior securing button is stamped with the manufacturer's information - "CATHRINEHOLM: MADE IN NORWAY".Casserole Dish - The Casserole-DISH has a generous form - tapering from the top edge to the cinched step, onto which the lid rests inside the Dish, around which the Handle-Form grabs - rounding at the simple, flat base's edge.The casserole Dish has a small ding on the interior Lid-Rest rim - otherwise - looks unused - minimal contact marks inside or out. There are no manufacturer's marks on the base - but - ICONIC Cathrineholm.The Casserole-DISH measures 10 1/2" in diameter across the top edge; 3 1/2" in height.Casserole Lid - The Casserole Lid has a gently domed shape and rests flush on the Casserole Base's lid seat rim. The lid rests on the rim in a reversed position for storage.The Casserole Lid measures 10 1/4" in diameter across the outer edge x ~1 1/2" in height. The flared handle measures 2 3/8" in diameter to the outer edge, the interior securing button measures 1 1/8" in diameter.Metallic Handle-FormThere is a molded cinch around the casserole base where the sturdy, shiny, metallic, Dual-Handle-Form seats snugly. It has a simple and elegant form. The Dual-Handle-Form measures 13 1/4" in length.SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION –Cathrineholmmanufactured products in Norway, Holland, HONG-KONG and Japan.The MOST ICONIC pattern associated with CATHRINEHOLM enamelware would be the LOTUS PATTERN. SUPER pricey if youever come across a piece BUT well worth it – the quality, style of form &design, colours, pattern, performance, and durability all withstand the test oftime – so, when you see a piece – buy it, if you can. There were several piecesmanufactured in this pattern including – kettles, coffee pots, fondue-pots, plates, bowls, dutch-ovens, sauce-pots, spice jars, salt & pepper, canisters, ice-buckets, mixing-serving bowls, skillets, lasagna pans, Saturn Fondue-pot and more …. Most pieces were made in Norway, someout-sourced to Japan and elsewhere.Grete Prytz Kittlesen, a prominent Scandinavian award-winning designer of the1960s, is thought to have created the form-designand chose the distinct colouring of the LOTUS LINE of products. Kittlesenwas known for her BOLD “solid-colour choices with metal” LOOK, applied tosimple form-designs with clean lines. The LOTUSdesign itself was created in 1962 by another designer – Arne Clausen – whichwas combined with Kittlesen’s form-designs … to create a product that wasimmediately embraced by consumers – and is highly sought, even still. Generally - BOLD and BRIGHTcolours were released in the 1960s – more muted colours came in the 1970s tomeld with colour-trends – avocado, rust, wheat, sky-blue ….SHIPPING - Able to ship from Canada (default) OR US(please contact with request OR for pricing. Add aday to handling-time). International shipping from either is also anoption – please contact seller for pricing.See Feedback Profile oneBay.com of member grimavrams; member since Dec 2002.I also refund shipping over-charges, ifthey are significantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close tothe actual cost.I use the most economicalcarriers who operate Monday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays.
