Art Pottery (American and European art pottery other than mid century items)

Pottery and Porcelain (Figurines, plates, vases, etc.)

Mid-Century Design (Mid Century pottery, currently featuring one of the best selections of studio and W. German pottery in the U.S.)

Studio Pottery (While many of these items can be found in other categories, they are also gathered here for those with a special interest in studio work.)

Glass (art glass, stemware, EAPG, Depression, Elegant, etc.)     

Metalware (Various metal items and misc. vases, inkwells, etc.)      

Paintings (oils, watercolors, prints, 19th and 20th century American and European)

Links

Pages About Us

Meet the Gin and the For

Meet the "staff"

The Cor-purr-ate Story (Glyph's Rise to Power)

Contact Information (Phone, etc.)

Essays and Information:

Collecting West German Pottery: Thoughts, Philosophy, and History

A Divine and Delightful Madness: An Intro to W. German Pottery

Learning the Basics about West German Pottery (This is the most in depth essay.)

West German Pottery Marks

W. German Companies, Designers, and Studio Potters

West German Picture Gallery and Identification Aid (pictures of items we've had over the last 3 years)

To Buy or Not To
Buy:  Going Where Price Guides End (thoughts about collecting, aesthetics, and health)

Get the Picture Straight: The Basics of Selling Glass and Pottery on the Internet (how to write item listings, matters of photography, etc.)

E-MAIL US

Ginfor's Odditiques (click to
return "home")

Pedagogy, Philosophy and Nonsense (my "other" site: writing, learning, and odd ideas like long hair and fairy god-princesses)

Sites with Glass/Pottery and Other Neat Items For Sale

Artisan Antiques (Roseville Pottery and other American-made pottery made during the first half of the twentieth century)

Bittersweet Antiques (American Art Pottery and Extraordinary Items Our selection of American Art Pottery, clocks, and vintage collectibles reflects our personal fascination for collecting.)

Daniel Simhon Fine Art (Paintings, prints, a great selection of French art pottery, and more)

David Donaldson Antiques

Deco Echoes (includes information about Echoes magazine)

Deco-Markt. (19th & 20th Century Decorative Art)

Glasshound (European and American art glass antique to contemporary)

Hi+Lo Modern (Modern design in various media)

Jet Set Modern (20th century items plus online magazine)

Just Art Pottery

Just Glass (one of the best all around glass sites)

Longbrook Antiques

M. Schon (Modern Silver Jewelry, Mid Century Pottery and Glass, 20th Century Art

Mayfield Pottery (specializing in French faience but a good selection of other european art pottery)

Only Clay (Art pottery classifieds, information, collecting, and more.)

Outernational (Pottery from Germany, Holland, and Scandinavia)

Perfect Pieces (British pottery)

Planet Glass (specializing in mid-century modern glass)

Planet Oranj (20th century design, esp. Blenko and studio pottery from the Northwest region.)

Reyne Gallery

Sindelar & O'Brien Antiques and Design Inc.

These Old Jugs (Vintage and Contemporary Art Pottery)

Afterglow Antiques

Rosenthal Figurines (Great for information with some figurines for sale as well)

Mid Century Shops

Mid-Century Mania

Mid-Century Modern Art

Go Mod.com

Selected Shops at TIAS and Ruby Lane

A Real Glass Act on Ruby Lane (Glass, Pottery, Porcelain, Jewelry, and Other Collectibles)

Art Glass and Collectibles Shop (The Lundberg selection is especially good, plus Fenton, Fostoria, collector plates, Matchbox cars, more)

Elegant Touch Collectibles

Susan's Selections (glass, jewelry, and more)

INFORMATIVE LINKS:

Sites that cover multiple subjects:

Antique Week (weekly newspaper)

British Registry Marks (Dating codes)

Curioscape

Glass and Pottery Sellers Association

The Flower Frog Gazette

Jet Set Modern Online Magazine

Antiques Tree Directory (UK)

Collectics Directory

Pottery Sites:

American Art Pottery Association

California Pottery---Jack Chipman's home page

Dutch Ceramics Marks: This great site is no longeron the net,
but you can still access it through archive.org by clicking here
Archived Site

Ginni's Bohemian & Czech Porcelain Factory & Marks Information

English and German porcelain marks (good information on select companies)

German Porcelain Marks (limited but useful)

Gouda Pottery and Delftware

International Ceramic Directory

Iowa Art Pottery Association

Japanese Porcelain Marks (mostly late 19th-20th century)

Porcelain Marks and More (Best site for marks and information on German porcelain.)

Pottery Marks.co.uk

Roseville Pottery Exchange (Best source for reproduction information)

The Spode Museum

Staffordshire Pottery (Steve Birk's site, great for information and marks)

Studio Pottery (especially British but a good variety, good information)

Vasefinder

Vernonware-Vernon Kilns

Wisconsin Pottery Association

Current Potters and Glass Artists:

Paul Katrich (Great lustre glazes)

Glass Sites:

Allan's Paperweights

Great Glass (includes pages of glass marks)

Just Glass (one of the best all around glass sites)

Loetz.com (great for photos and information on Bohemian art glass)

WV Museum of American Glass

Ivo Haanstra's Photo site of European Glass

David Littlefield's Bohemian Collection

Verre D'Art (Art glass of many types)

Books:

Reviews of books on Glass

Collector Books (Publisher)

L-W Books

Marlin Media (Publisher)

Schiffer Books (Publisher)

New and Used Books (You probably know about Amazon and Half.com, but here are some you may not know about.)

ABE Books

antikonline.de (German site with great selection of books, even if many aren't in English. Tell them Forrest sent you. It won't get you a discount, but tell them anyway.)

Paperweights

Powell's

Strand Books

Shows, Promoters, and Other Fun Things:

Hell's Kitchen and The Garage New York City Flea Markets

Stella Show Management Company (You'll find me at the Pier Show everytime I can get there.)

Philosophy and Nonsense: Writing, Learning, and Ideas That Go Huh in the Night

DMFA (Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures--comic/art series)

BACK HOME AGAIN TO GINFOR'S ODDITIQUES

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Art Pottery

Pottery and Porcelain

Mid-Century Design

Glass,      

Metalware,      

Paintings

Links

Pages About Us

Meet the Gin and the For

Meet the "staff"

The Corpurrate Story

Contact Information (Phone, etc.)

Essays and Information:

A Divine and Delightful Madness: An Intro to W. German Pottery (This is the most recent essay and philosophical essay.)

Learning the Basics about West German Pottery (This is the most in depth essay.)

West German Pottery Marks

W. German Companies, Designers, and Studio Potters

West German Picture Gallery and Identification Aid (pictures of items we've had over the last 3 years)

To Buy or Not To
Buy:  Going Where
Price Guides End

Get the Picture Straight: The Basics of Selling Glass and Pottery on the Internet

E-MAIL US

Ginfor's Odditiques (click to
return "home")

Pedagogy, Philosophy and Nonsense (my "other" site: writing, learning, and odd ideas like long hair and fairy god-princesses)

  Please take the time to let us know what you think about the site, the look, the language, photos, items, prices, etc. If you have any questions, comments, or good ideas for conversation, feel free to contact us through the e-mail link below (ginfor@earthlink.net).  We have a simple, "If you aren't happy, we aren't happy" policy.  If you open a package and suddenly wonder why you bought it in the first place, you can return it for a full refund of your purchase price and the shipping one way.  Your only risk is the cost to ship it back to us.