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1960s Roth Keramik (West Germany) Large Chimney Vase |
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SOLD* This is a fantastic large chimney vase by Roth Keramik and decorated with the most amazing drippy gloss glazes in various shades of blues and purples. This really is a magnificent specimen of retro West German pottery - take a look at the extra photographs showing the other sides. Stamped to the base with the model/shape number '2004'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 10in/25.5cm Weight 1200g (08/125)
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1960s Bay (West Germany) Rectangular Chimney Vase |
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SOLD Dating from the 1960s here is a fab Bay Keramik two holed chimney vase. With a bright red glazed ground over which has been dripped a general blob of white frothy lava glaze. It's a very decorative West German vase in a style that is deservedly becoming highly collectable. Marked to the base with 'BAY 316-10 W.-GERMANY'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 4in/10.5cm Weight 510g (08/40)
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1960s Jopeko (West Germany) Red & Black Lava Glazed Vase with Original Foil Label |
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SOLD Dating from the 1960s here is a great little Jopeko Keramik vase. Square in shape and decorated with glossy red and chunky black lava glazes, it still bears it's original foil manufacturers label. Unmarked to the base. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 4.75in/12cm Weight 430g (08/40)
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1960s Uebelacker (West Germany) Lilac Chimney Vase with Original Foil Label |
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SOLD The great thing about chimney vases is that so many of the West German ceramics manufacturers made their own versions of these during the 1960s. This one is from U-Keramik decorated with a lilac ground with a nice black and white lava glaze dripping down from the top and with it's original foil label. Very decorative indeed and becoming highly collectable. Marked to the base with '1445/21'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 8.5in/21.5cm Weight 785g (08/40-MCM)
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1960s P-Keramik (West Germany) Red Three Holed Vase (form 25) #2 |
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SOLD We love these - it's a P-Keramik form 25 - the fabulous little 3 holed vases with splashy gloss glazes - this one in a vibrant red onto a dark brown ground. These are pretty difficult to find and are becoming highly collectable pieces of retro West German ceramics. Looks groovy on display, marked to the base with '25'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 5in/12.5cm Weight 370g (08/60)
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1964 Carstens Tonnieshof (West Germany) Orange Glazed 'Atelier' Range Vase by Gerda Heukeroth |
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SOLD* Dating from 1964 here is a totally fabulous ceramic vase from the 'Atelier' range by Gerda Heukeroth for Carstens Tonnieshof. In an interesting handled shape glazed with a vibrant orangey/red glossy glaze and with an unusual textured pattern this is an extremely decorative piece that looks seriously funky on display. Marked to the base with '1003-15 W.GERM.' Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 6.5in/16cm Weight 730g (08/85)
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1960s Kreutz Keramik (West Germany) Red and Black Lava Glazed Vase |
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SOLD Yet another fabulous crusty pot from Kreutz. Taking a tall cylindrical form glazed in a blood red glossy ground with a thick crusty black horizontal lava band it's makes a serious statement. Marked to the base with the form number which I can't decipher. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 7.75in/19cm Weight 590g (08/50)
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1960's Steuler (West Germany) Pair of Red 'Zyklon' Vases by Cari Zalloni |
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SOLD Here is a very unusual pair of vases from the West German ceramic manufacturer Steuler. Dating from the 1960s and designed by Cari Zalloni, in a seriously funky shape and glazed in a fantastic red high gloss glaze decorated with the famous Zyklon 'bullseye' pattern. These are fantastic quality, highly collectable items and don't come on the market frequently. Not marked to the base but unmistakeably Steuler. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 7.75in/19.5cm Weight 1218g (06/75)
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1960's Ruscha (West Germany) Red Gloss Glazed Small Ceramic Pot |
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SOLD This is a gorgeous little ceramic handled pot from the highly collectable West German ceramics manufacturer, Ruscha, and glazed in a bright red high gloss glaze - considering it's small it packs a real punch! Marked to the base simply with '320/1'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 5.25in/13.5cm Weight 250g
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1960s Jopeko (West Germany) Red and Black Glazed Form 900 Vase |
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SOLD What a fabulous West German vase this is - the wonderful 900 shape from Jopeko glazed in a bright blood red gloss with a black and grey lava decoration. It makes a really bold statement and looks brilliant on display. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 6.5in/16.5cm Weight 810g (08/55)
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1960s Kreutz Keramik (West Germany) Orange and Black Lava Glazed Vase |
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SOLD Yet more fabulous crusty West German pottery - this particular gem from Kreutz. Taking a tall cylindrical form glazed in a bright glossy orange ground with a thick crusty black horizontal lava band - with the vibrant orange glaze dripping down over the bubbly black it's awesome. Marked to the base with the form number which I think is '406.' Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 9in/22cm Weight 530g (08/50)
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Pan Keramik (West Germany) Small Red Glazed Vase |
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SOLD This is a great item - from Pan Keramik (West Germany) and part of the Goebel empire - we have a small three-tiered square drippy red glazed vase with a dark grey/black interior. A really decorative little item that sits particularly well with the similarly shaped and coloured glazed items from Steuler. It is marked to the base with a number however it has infilled with glaze and we cannot decipher the numbers. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 4in/10cm Weight 340g (08/25.50)
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1960s Roth Keramik (West Germany) Large Chimney Vse |
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SOLD SIZE: Height 8.25in/21cm Weight 1470g (07/97.75)
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1960s Scheurich (West Germany) Red and Black Lava Glazed Vase |
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SOLD Offered for sale here is another fabulous 1960s Scheurich pottery vase in a vibrant red and black gloss lava glaze to the surface. In an interesting shape with two 'bands' around the centre and a dark brown inner glaze this is yet another superb piece of iconic retro West German pottery. Marked to the base with '209-18 W. GERMANY'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 7.5in/18cm Weight 404g (08/40)
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U-Keramik (West Germany) Red and White Drippy Lava Glazed Vase |
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SOLD From Uberlacker Keramik (known as U-Keramik) in West Germany, here is a funky vase in a vibrant red matt glaze to the lower half over which has been dripped a thick foamy white lava glaze which has been left to dribble down the vase - this is a fabulous example that looks brilliant on display. Although indistinct it is marked to the base with '1437/21' (the form number and the size in centimetres). Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 8.5in/21cm Weight 540g (07/45)
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1960's Large Carstens (Austria) Ceramic Vase with Handle 'Atelier' range by Gerda Heukeroth |
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SOLD Dating from the 1960's or thereabouts here is a totally fabulous large ceramic vase from the 'Atelier' range by Gerda Heukeroth for Carstens. In an interesting shape with a handle and glazed with a warm terracotta coloured ground and an unusual textured pattern to the surface in a rich chocolate brown, with a turquoise glaze to the inside. My description simply cannot do this justice, take a look at the photographs to see what I mean - it's lovely. Marked to the base with 'AUSTRIA 1507-27'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 11in/27cm Weight 1006g
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1960's Pair of Matching Carstens (West German) Red Lava Glazed Handled Vases |
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SOLD Here is a matching pair of 1960's Carstens pottery handled vases decorated with an amazingly vibrant red and black gloss lava glaze to the surface. Interestingly, only one is marked to the base with '6015-15 W-GERMANY' - the other is unmarked. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 6in/15cm Combined Weight 782g
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1960's Dumler & Breiden (West Germany) Red & Orange Glazed Handled Dish |
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SOLD This is unbelievably fabulous and one of our current favourite pieces of West German ceramics, a 1960's handled dish (skillet?) from Dumler & Breiden. Glazed in a vibrant red with orange circles and squiggly lava lines onto a dark grey ground this looks simply amazing on display and is a shape and colourway that doesn't crop up on the market that frequently. Marked to the base '206/14 GERMANY'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.
SIZE: Length to end of handle 7in/17.5cm Weight 270g (07/25)
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1960s Bay Keramik (West Germany) Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase by Bodo Mans |
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SOLD A brilliant piece of retro West German pottery from Bay Keramik and designed by the legendary Bodo Mans dating from the 1960s or thereabouts. This is relatively scarce and is decorated with a fabulous impressed pattern in vibrant blue and turquoise high gloss glazes, very reminiscent of the Italian Bitossi Rimini Blu ceramics of the same period. It sits very nicely with other German or Italian pieces (Bay, Scheurich, Bitossi Raymor for example). In a great retro shape and fully marked to the base with 'Bay W Germany 953-20'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 8in/20cm Weight 668g (07/25.5)
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1960s Roth Keramik (West Germany) Red & Black Lava Glazed Plant Pot |
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SOLD This is a great fat lava glazed plant pot from the West German ceramic company Roth. Very much in the same vein as the orange and grey Strehla plant pot below, this has been underglazed in a vibrant red high gloss and then partially overglazed in a thick crusty black lava leaving the red peaking through in places - it's fabulous! Marked to the base with 'Made in Germany 11/1 Foreign' this was obviously made for the export market. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 4in/10cm Diameter 4.5in/11cm Weight 570g (08/30)
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1960s Steuler (West Germany) White Lava Glazed Vase |
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This is an extremely stylish example of West German ceramics from the fabulous Steuler factory. Decorated with a matt white glaze ground with a black inner and black highlights to the lava glazed lower half. Marked to the base with the Steuler symbol and '140/15'. A highly unusual/rare and extremely decorative piece, another one of our personal favourites. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 6in/15cm Weight 444g (07/25.5)
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1960s Strehla VEB (East Germany) Blue Square Pumice Glaze Pot |
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SOLD This is an interesting piece of retro East German pottery from the Strehla factory. In an unusual cube/square shape with a glossy blue ground and decorated to two sides only with a swirly black pumice glazed pattern - the other two sides being plain blue glaze. No marks to the base other than the word 'Foreign' stamped in white which means this would originally have been manufactured for the export market. A very decorative item. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 5in/12.5cm Sides 3in/7.5cm (square) Weight 404g (08/21.25)
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1960's Small Carstens (West Germany) Ceramic Vase with Handle 'Atelier' range by Gerda Heukeroth |
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Dating from the 1960's or thereabouts here is a totally fabulous small ceramic vase from the 'Atelier' range by Gerda Heukeroth for Carstens. In an interesting shape with a handle and glazed with a warm terracotta coloured ground and an unusual textured pattern to the surface in a rich chocolate brown, with a turquoise glaze to the inside. My description simply cannot do this justice, take a look at the photographs to see what I mean - it's lovely. Marked to the base with 'W. GERMANY'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 5.75in/14.5cm Weight 280g (07/25)
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1970s Dumler & Breiden (West Germany) Large Funky Yellow Ashtray |
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SOLDWhat a great ashtray! Dating from the 1970s and designed by Dumler & Breiden - it's got a bright yellow underside and pedestal base with yellow swirls around the sides onto a dark grey/black ground and a matching dark grey/black interior. It's large, funky and would make an incredibly original gift for someone lucky. Marked to the base with '455 16 GERMANY'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 2.5in/6cm Diameter 6.25in/16cm Weight 590g (07/17)
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1970s Ceramano (West Germany) Brown, Tan, Gold Lustre Glazed Bottle Vase with Original Label |
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Dating from the 1970s here is a really unusual Ceramano pottery vase with a dark brown, tan, gold glossy lustred glazes - very hard to describe but they're lovely rich warm tones - and in a pleasantly chunky bottle shape. Still bearing it's original label to the neck and incised to the base with '141 Nubia'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 5.5in/14cm Weight 402g (07/28)
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1960s Fohr Keramik (West Germany) Brown and Green Lava Glazed Vase with Original Label |
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Offered for sale here is really decorative square shaped vase with a brown glazed body and a lime green lava glaze dripping down from the top rim. From the West German ceramics manufacturer, Fohr Keramik, and still bearing it's original silver foil manufacturer's label, this is yet another superb piece of iconic retro West German pottery that looks brilliant on display. Marked to the base with 'Made in Germany 341-15'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 6in/15cm Weight 390g (07/44)
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Klein Keramik (West Germany) Red & Black 3 Holed Lava Glazed Vase |
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This is a fabulously groovy piece of retro pottery by the relatively unknown West German ceramics manufacturer Klein. In a lovely dumpy pumpkin shape with a bright orangey red gloss glazed lower half and the top half covered in a magnificently crusty black lava glaze. It has three holes to the top and a pattern of six raised circles to the front (the top two obscured by the thick lava glaze). All in all this is a brilliant pot that would look fantastic in any Fat Lava collection. Marked to the base with 'KLEIN 731/10' with 731 referring to the shape number and 10 to the height in centimetres. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 4in/10cm Weight 405g (07/50)
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1960s Riffarth (West Germany) Yellow and Black Lava Glazed Vase |
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Offered for sale here is groovy brightly yellow cylindrical vase with a fabulous crusty black lava glaze dripping from the top rim down. From the West German ceramics manufacturer, Riffarth, this is yet another superb piece of iconic retro West German pottery that looks brilliant on display. Marked to the base with '301 20 Made in Germany'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 8in/20cm Weight 510g (07/44)
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1960's Roth Keramik (West Germany) Chimney Vase |
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This is a truly fabulous chimney vase by Roth Keramik and decorated with the most amazing drippy gloss glazes in various shades of blue, beige and brown. This really is a magnificent specimen of retro West German pottery - take a look at the extra pictures showing it from all angles. Marked to the base with the model/shape number '2002'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 5.25in/13.5cm Weight 585g (07/75)
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1960's Roth Keramik (West Germany) Orange and Black Lava Glaze Vase |
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This is an amazing example of fat lava - a Roth Keramik vase with a glossy orange bulbous base above which been has dripped a very thick and crusty matt black lava glaze. This is one of our favourite pieces and is a magnificent specimen of retro West German pottery. Still bearing it's original red and gold foil manufacturer's label and marked to the base with W.GERMANY 111'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 7in/18cm Weight 880g (07/50)
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1960's Scheurich (West Germany) Dark Blue and Black Lava Glazed Vase with Handle #2 |
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Yet another great 1960's Scheurich pottery vase, this one with a handle and in a fabulous deep blue mottled glossy glaze. Marked to the base with '401-28 W. GERMANY'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 11in/28cm Weight 766g
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1950's Strehla VEB (East Germany) Small Black & White Glazed Ceramic Vase |
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From Strehla VEB (East Germany) and dating from the 1950's or thereabouts here is an unusually elegant piece of retro East German pottery with a cream high gloss glazed ground and hand-painted with black stripes. In an unusual, stylised shape (it matches the handled piece shown below) and with an angular rim - this is very decorative. Marked to the base with '867/1 V' and 'Foreign' this was probably made for the export market. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 7.25in/18.5cm Weight 164g
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Set of Six Strehla VEB (East Germany) Lava Decorated Eggcups |
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Here is an extremely pretty set of six East German eggcups by Strehla VEB in a pale blue/lilac ground decorated to the front and back with a crusty lava glazed decoration of blue stylised flowers. These are extremely decorative and also very useable items - marked to the bases with the impressed motif for Strehla VEB and the numbers '1447'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups. SIZE: Height 2.25in/5.5cm Combined Weight 518g
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