Discounted Pottery

This is, in my opinion, a really lovely piece of retro pottery.  At first glance it has a very Italian (Fantoni, Gambone) look about it with the high gloss red and white glazed pattern to the front and the fabulous retro texturing to the brown section on the back.  It is in actual fact Spanish, stamped to the base with 'Cases, Hand Made in Spain' - I've not been able to find out anything about the company Cases yet so can't elaborate further.  But I'd estimate this dates from the 1960's or thereabouts and is a very striking display piece.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:  Height 5.5in/14cm  Weight 384g

CONDITION: Great original condition with no chips, cracks or hairlines, just a little wear to the matt brown glaze on the textured reverse part and base - see photographs.

Here is a large piece of retro West German pottery from Carstens Tonnieshof from the 1960s or thereabouts.  In a great retro shape and decorated with brown and orange glazes it's a seriously funky pot that sits very nicely with other German or Italian pieces (Bay, Scheurich, Bitossi Raymor for example).  Still bearing it's original foil label and marked to the base with the TC logo of two houses and '7836-25 W-GERMANY'.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:   Height 10in/25.5cm   Weight 1112g

CONDITION:  Lovely original condition - no hairlines or chips other than a couple of shallow glaze chips to the rim - shown much magnified in the photographs and reflected in the price.

Dating from the 1960s/70s here is a really attractive Scheurich plant pot glazed with a caramel coloured ground and cream and black lava glazes.  Still bearing it's original foil label which says 'SCHEURICH Europ Linie' and marked to the base with 'W. GERMANY 806-17'.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:  Height 5.75in/15cm    Diameter 6.5in/17cm    Weight 994g

The Findhorn Studios in Scotland, established in 1971 and still in production today, are well-known for their beautiful glazed stoneware.  This particular piece is extremely elegant yet also charmingly rustic - with it's simple shape and fantastic drippy glazes -  a stylish and subtle combination of brown, oatmeal and grey shades.  Still bearing it's original Findhorn Studios paper label to the base, I'd suggest this was probably an early piece.  This looks lovely on display on it's own but would also be a great addition to any studio pottery collection.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:   Height  7.5in/19cm   Weight  586g 

CONDITION: Gorgeous original condition - no chips, cracks or hairlines and still bearing it's original paper label to the base.

This is another decorative piece - in a lovely retro shape with a curvy handle to one side and a round bulbous body, this shape known as a Krug vase.  With an oatmeal speckled ground and hand painted with large splashy brown leaves and black stems this is quite an unusual piece of West German pottery - we really like this one, it looks fantastic on display. Fully marked to the base with 'Scheurich-KERAMIK W.GERMANY 496-28'.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:   Height 11in/28cm   Weight 1220g

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

From the Langley Pottery (taken over by Denby in the late 1950's) here is an extremely attractive and very useable rectangular oven dish possibly designed by the legendary ceramics designer, Glyn Colledge (I will need to conduct further research to confirm this or otherwise).  Dating from the late 1970s or thereabouts it's stamped to the base with their windmill symbol and the words 'LANGLEY, Made in England'.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:   Length  13in/32.5cm     Width  9.25in/23.5cm    Weight  1040g

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