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https://www.decorativecollective.com/dealers/the-vintage-entertainerA superb set of thirteen Modernist hand painted Portuguese ceramic dinner plates by the artist Hansi Stael for Secla, Circa 1955, depicting underwater fish scenes. Each delightful plate is signed to the base by the artist. Each plate is in good condition and each is individual in colour and design due to the handpainted flare of the designer.
Born as Hanna Ilona Emilia Staël von Holstein, but known as the artist Hansi Staël (1913 0 1961), she became a renowned Hungarian artist.
Secla Portugal was an artistic pottery workshop established in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal in 1947. The factory benefited from the post-war economic growth in Europe, with most pieces exported to USA and UK. In the 1950s the company opened a pottery studio, where designers experimented with new forms and techniques.