GinFor's Odditiques
(GINny and FORrest Poston's Oddities and Antiques)

ginfor@earthlink.net  

West German and other Mid Century European Pottery
Page One
(Elsewhere on the site you'll find a variety of information including companies, artists, and marks. A good place to start is the essay "Collecting West German Pottery: Thoughts, Philosophy, and History" or "A Divine and Delightful Madness" . You'll find links there to more information.)

West German Pottery Collector's News

Links plus information about payment, shipping, contacting us, and our guarantee are at the bottom of each page.

Click on any thumbnail below for a larger picture and more information.

MC-1  ES Keramik



$245

MC-2 ES Keramik

$275

MC-3 ES Keramik 

$195

MC-4 Dümler & Breiden

$175

MC-5 Dümler & Breiden

$425

MC-6   Bückburg?

 

$195

MC-7   Bay

 

$215

MC-8   Roth

$125

MC-9   Scheurich

 

$195

MC-10 W. German Studio Pottery 

Sold

MC-11
Carstens Ankara


$150

MC-12   Bay

$95

MC-13   Carstens

$135

MC-14 Dölz studio, artist signed

 

$195

MC-15   
Otto Keramik


$195

MC-16
Dresler-Grootenburg



$125

MC-17 Ruscha



$325

MC-18 Carstens Ankara

 
$295

MC-19  Ceramano

$225

MC-20 Ceramano

$950

 West German/Mid Century Pottery Page One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six

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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.)     

Odds and Ends (Metalware and more)      

Paintings (oils, watercolors, prints)

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:

The Art of Attending Auctions: A Beginner's Guide

Book Review: Fat Lava, West German Ceramics of the 1960s & 70s

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.)

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Ginfor's Odditiques (click to
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Pedagogy, Philosophy and Nonsense (my "other" site: writing, learning, and odd ideas like long hair and fairy god-princesses)

Contact Us

To buy an item (or more), just get in touch through the e-mail link, or you can call us at 812-467-0191. It works best if you include the "item" code to let us know which item or items you're interested in. The code is at the beginning of each listing and is usually two letters followed by a number.

We'll confirm that the item is still available, make sure we agree on the total, and answer any questions you wish to throw our way. Checks or money orders should be made "Forrest OR Virginia Poston". We also take Paypal (including credit card payments).

We try to ship in one or two days after payment arrives, and we're generous with the bubblewrap and styrofoam peanuts.

 If there's something you'd like us to find for you, let us know. We're just itching to please you, or maybe that was Poison Ivy we got into.

Remember that all proceeds go to support good causes: my spouse, our cats (see the "staff" here), our creditors, my auction addiction, and the plumbing project that never ends.

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Guarantee: 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. If it turns out that we made a mistake, then we pay the shipping both ways. I won't say "no questions asked" because we will ask so we'll know how to make fewer mistakes.

Payment terms:  We try not to be overly picky about the details.  If we can put it in the bank and pay some bills without any undo fuss, then we'll probably take it.  We're quite happy to take checks and money orders, and we're signed up with Paypal, which is the easiest route if you want to pay by credit card.  If you have some other method in mind, get in touch, and we'll see what we can work out.  Monopoly money, anything you may have printed in the basement, and chickens are right out.