Gin-For's Odditiques Mid Century Modern German Pottery Page One

Bay Keramik (1933-1971?) Started by Eduard Bay in 1933; stopped major art pottery production in 1971; Bodo Mans; Bay was one of the top early companies with decors such as Florenz (1955), Rheims (1960), and Ravenna (1961). Bay continued to make some excellent items through the 1960s as well as some lesser lines, but slipping demand for art pottery forced a change to kitchen items.	MC-142 Bay $175	Bay Keramik Elephant $175	MC-7 Bay $145	MC-38 Bay $175
MC-126 Bay $195 Send us an e-mail About Us and Contact Information (Phone, mailing address, etc.)	Welcome to Gin-For's Odditiques (GIN-ny and FOR-rest Poston's Oddities and Antiques) (Cats and batteries not included.) Mid Century Modern German Pottery Page One of Five Home Page		Bronnentaler $175	Bückeburg $195
Carstens Tönnieshof (1945-1984) This was simply one of many pottery factories owned by members of the Carstens factory, but it's the primary one for art pottery during this era. The main designers included Trude Carstens, Gerda Heuckenroth, Heinz Seiry and A. Seide; quality is generally above average.	MC-84 Carstens $195	MC-163 Carstens $395	MC-13-1 Carstens $85	MC-33 Carstens $215
MC-63 Carstens $165	MC-122 Carstens $185	MC-168 Carstens $165	MC-18 Carstens $195	MC-35 Carstens $145
MC-28 Carstens $145	MC-58 Carstens $395	MC-107 Carstens $150	MC-26 Carstens $125	MC-93 Carstens $225
Ceramano (1959-1984) Ceramano was specifically started in order to produce a higher quality ceramics, more like studio pottery; they generally succeeded in this goal quite well; designers included Gerda Heuckenroth and Hanns Welling.	MC-129 Ceramano $245	MC-47 Ceramano $245	MC-37 Ceramano SOLD	MC-41 Ceramano SOLD
WG100-13 Ceramano $65	MC-4 Ceramano $195	MC-20 Ceramano $525	WG100-25 Ceramano $85	Go to Next Page or Skip to Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Introduction to Lava, Volcanic Glazes Collecting WG Pottery West German Pottery Marks, Companies, Designers Thoughts About Values
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