West German Pottery News and Updates

Scheurich or Bay

Bay

Scheurich

Carstens

Scheurich

ES Keramik

Scheurich

Ruscha 313

Bay Keramik

Scheurich

A mystery, perhaps Carstens or Ruscha?

Dümler & Breiden

Sawa?

Hutschenreuther

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)

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Essays and Information:

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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Sawa?

Steuler

Scheurich

Dümler & Brieden

Bay

Schäffenacker

Unknown

GinFor's Odditiques

(GINny and FORrest Poston's Oddities and Antiques)

West German Pottery News and Updates

March, 2008

Publication for Kevin Graham's book "West German Ceramics From Spritzdecor to Fat Lava, Vol. 1" is set for April 15. Full information on price and ordering should be available soon.

February, 2008

A group of lava glaze vases whose attribution was not widely known turn out to be Dutch, not W. German:
Van Woerden vases

April, 2007

Largest currently known piece of W. German commercial art pottery, 65cm Scheurich vase.

Kevin Graham's book is almost ready. We now have a few advance pages: Collecting German-Ceramics: 40s, 50's, 60's, 70s, 80s, 90s
Vol. One. Preview

The Fat Lava Collectors Club is now up to 63 members.

The 2008 edition of Miller's Collectibles will include a section on W. German pottery for the first time, including several items from this site.

The 2008 edition of Judith Miller's Collectibles will also have a section as they did in 2007, with all different items this year.

Still waiting for a design magazine or show to open their eyes.

February, 2007

There's a new attribution for a series of unusual sculptural vases:
Story and comparison

January, 2007

Kevin Graham is moving closer to publishing the first full-scale English language book on West German Pottery. He has found a publisher. Hopefully, a publication date will be coming soon.

The Discovering Tomorrow's Retro Treasures exhibition will include W. German pottery. The exhibition will be in Toronto, Canada, October, 2007. The exhibition will be in two locations: Rogue Gallery, and Twice Found. There may be a third location at the Toronto Metropoltian Library. For more information, contact the Fat Lava Collector's Club at marias@rom.on.ca.

The first known collector's club for WGP has formed, known as the Fat Lava Collector's Club. Meetings are in Toronto, Canada, but through the internet, the membership is already international. So far, the club has proven quite active. Contact: marias@rom.on.ca

The 2007 edition of Judith Miller's Collectibles includes a section on WGP. Although I have some quibbles with the section, it's a start.

(The term Fat Lava has become quite popular and also problematic. It actually refers to certain thick, lava or volcanic glazes with the word Fat actually being a poor translation for "thick". Unfortunately, the phrase is getting used as almost synonymous with West German pottery, and that is far from true. There are many other glaze and decoration types in WGP, and they are often as interesting and popular as the fat lava glazes.)

West German Images and Information on Ginfor's Odditiques:

Sneak Peek at Kevin Graham's Upcoming Book: Collecting German Ceramics

West German Pottery News

West German Pottery Collectors Club

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

Essay: Collecting West German Pottery: Thoughts, Philosophy, and History

Essay: Reputation, Reality, and Respect: Sorting Out West German Pottery

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

Identification: West German Pottery Marks (Pictures of various marks, bases, and labels)

Photo Gallery of West German items (pictures of items we've had in the past few years, divided by company when possible).

Companies, Potters, Designers (Information about some of the particular companies, studio potters, and designers active during the West German era.)

When asking questions:

1. It really, really helps if you send pictures of the item and the bottom (e-mail or snail mail is fine).

2. When sending pictures by e-mail, please try to keep the file size down. A resolution of 72 ppi is fine for viewing on a monitor.

3. If you get a message saying something about the e-mail or picture being rejected (happened recently), it's not us doing it. Too large a file or wrong file type is the most likely problem.

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Thanks to one and all.

Forrest (the "for" part of ginfor)

ginfor@earthlink.net

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