Pots And Pots

March 6, 2013
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery Spotted (27) – Alpro Deskfest Competition

I will be honest – this is a slightly tenuous link to West German Pottery. We have entered a competition with Alpro to try and win a weekend in New York City. You had to tweet a picture of you enjoying your Alpro breakfast at your work desk. I decided that I would create a giant and miniature Alpro breakfast feast (don’t ask why I just thought it would be fun!). The results of my efforts are shown below. If you peer very carefully you should be able to just about make out a line of West German plant pots on the windowsill (they are all made by Marei).
If you like our picture and would like to help us out trying to win the holiday (!) then please click here and tweet about it, share the picture on Facebook or ‘pin’ it… Thanks in advance!

West German Pottery – Price Trends – February 2013

The average sale price (plus postage) of West German pottery items during February 2013 was £18.38, up from the previous month (£15.25).

The top 20% most expensive Fat Lava items average sale price (plus postage) was £70.86, up by more than 50% on the previous month (£45.82). This is the 4th highest monthly value over the 18 month period in which data has been analysed.

To see more detail on how the values are calculated click here.

February 19, 2013
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery Spotted (26) – Mad Men, TV Show

This blog post has been a long time in the making. LittleOwlSki has been working her way though DVD box sets of Mad Men, a TV show set around an advertising agency in the 1960s. The producers of the series have taken care to produce a visual style authentic to the era. LittleOwlSki has been regularly spotting ceramics in the show which could be West German. I have not always been convinced but I have more confidence in this latest spot of a brightly coloured vase (from Series 2, episode Meditations in an Emergency – image from inside Pete and Trudie Campbell’s apartment).

The images below are taken from other episodes and feature ceramics which may be West German (left; possible Otto/Kreutz lamp, centre; possible Helmut Schäffenacker vase,right; small red vase possibly by Scheurich).

February 12, 2013
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery Spotted (25) – BBC Three comedy ‘Cuckoo’

West german vases briefly featured in the BBC3 sitcom ‘Cuckoo’. They only make a fleeting appearance, the best two glimpses are shown below. You can see clips (but not full episondes) of the shows here. Thanks for this spot go to the eagle eyed Littleowlski.

BBC3 Cuckoo West German Pottery Vase Fat Lava Scheurich

BBC3 Cuckoo West German Potter Vase Fat Lava

February 5, 2013
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery – Price Trends – January 2013

Sale prices on eBay have been analysed to evaluate West German Pottery price trends. The aim is to monitor the changing value of Fat Lava pottery through analysis of UK eBay sales. The intention is that this will provide a barometer for the popularity/desirability of Fat Lava items.
The average sale price (plus postage) of West German pottery items during January 2013 was £15.25 , down from the previous month (£19.43). The top 20% most expensive Fat Lava items average sale price (plus postage) was £45.82 , again slightly down on the previous month (£51.23).

To see more detail on how the values are calculated click here.