The term Kunstabteilung, standing for art department, is often seen either as part of a manfacturer mark or as separate addition. Many of these art departments simply (re)decorated standard production items in a more elaborate manner, others (depending on manufacturer) even created their own designer series. A good example of the latter would be Rosenthal's art department, which was responsible not only for many outstanding decorations on standard items, but also for the entire Rosenthal Studio Line of designer wares.
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