Bay/Scheurich/Roth/Lava ceramics

Here is a wonderful blue 'Poppi' vase from the West German ceramic manufacturer Steuler, dating from 1963 and designed by Cari Zalloni.  In a seriously funky shape and finished in two vibrant blue glazes, these are highly collectable items that don't come on the market often.  Marked to the base with the Steuler stamped mark and the numbers '232/15' (form number/size). 

SIZE:  Height  6in/15cm   Weight  550g

CONDITION:  Gorgeous original undamaged condition with no chips or cracks.

So funky - I love this - a pottery planter from the East German manufacturer Strehla and dating from the 1960s.  It has a very bright orange ground and is hand decorated with a fabulously swirly pattern in a green lava/pumice type textured glaze.  Unique and highly decorative.  

SIZE:  Height 5.5in/13.5cm   Diameter 6in/15.5cm

CONDITION:  Really great original condition with no damage other than some scuffing to the base which is to be expected in an item of this vintage - see all photos.

This is a particularly attractive decorative wall plate but I haven't yet been able to find out anything about it.  It's quite clearly European/Continental production and dates from circa 1950s/60s.  My photos don't really do it justice - the ground has a matt finish decorated with a sgraffito (scratched) decoration and, in the centre are two beautiful stylised horses in high gloss brown and white glazes.  There are no makers or artists markings to the back - just a gold foil label which says 'Manuel Feulloch' - this is most likely a retailer's sticker rather than a manufacturer's one.  

SIZE:  Diameter 9in/23cm 

CONDITION:  Lovely original undamaged condition.

Dating from the 1960s here is a brilliant vase from the West German ceramics manufacturer Schaffenacker - designed by  Helmut Schaffenacker.  Fully hand made - very few would have been made (probably less than 50) and this is therefore an extremely rare and desirable vase.  It looks incredible on display - taking the shape of various stacked cylindrical shapes which have been glazed in the most fabulously drippy gloss glazes in various hues of brown, red, orange, blue... it's an amazing piece.  Marked to the base with 'V603'. 

SIZE:  Height 6.5in/17cm   

CONDITION:  Good original condition with no chips, cracks or hairlines.

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This is large and extremely unusual - a West German floor vase from from Bay Keramik dating from the 1960s or thereabouts in a great handled shape and decorated with a regular impressed pattern which has been overglazed in a caramel coloured semi-matt glaze.  Fully marked to the base with 'BAY W-GERMANY 255-45' where 255 is the form number and 45 being it's size in centimetres. 

SIZE:  Height 18in/45cm   Weight 2540g

CONDITION:  Fantastic original condition - no chips, cracks or hairlines.

(11-150)

This is a pretty unusual pot by the West German ceramics manufacturer Spara and designed by Halidan Kutlu - a Turkish designer who worked for Spara from 1971-1972  (his designs are recognisably middle-Eastern in inspiration and appearance).  Not much is known about Spara in general so I can't elaborate further however as you can see from photographs it's a large and extremely decorative vase in a great handled shape glazed in a glossy brown and with an impressed patterned band around the central section.  Marked to the base with 'SPARA 553/31' with 553 referring to the shape number and 31 to the height in centimetres. 

SIZE:  Height 12in/31cm   Weight 2100g

CONDITION:  Fantastic original condition - no chips, cracks or hairlines.

OVERSEAS BUYERS: Please note that with packaging this item weighs over the Royal Mail 2kg threshold, therefore overseas buyers will need to contact us in advance of checkout for an exact postage price to your area (free postage to UK addresses still applies).

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From Ceramano here is a funky four disk 'Korrelle' wall hanging dating from the late 1960s.  With a fabulous op-art style red and black glazed bullseye design it would be a fantastic addition to any retro/vintage West German pottery collection.  Hand marked to the underside of the second disk with '312 Korrelle Ceramano Handarbeit' and with the original hanging rope. 

SIZE:  Disks: a) 5.5in/14cm  b) 5in/12.5cm  c) 4.25in/11cm  d) 3.5in/9.5cm

(11-75)

Here's another superb vase by Sgrafo Porzellan (West Germany).  This vase taking a lovely organic waisted form in a delightful pale blue over which has been dripped a thick creamy glaze topping!  This one still bearing its original paper labels - one being the Sgrafo Porzellan sticker and the other saying 'Made in Germany'.