Pots And Pots

November 1, 2014
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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A Short Break

We are taking a small break from online sales until the new year due to other commitments – if however you are looking for a specific item, would like to view pictures of some of our current stock or would like to visit us to see our large selection of vases that are for sale first hand (here in Hadfield, Derbyshire) then please contact us at info@potsandpots.com .

When we start selling online in the new year you will be able to view auctions by clicking here. The images below show a small selection of our previous eBay sales. West German Fat Lava For Sale eBay 100_1669 West German Pottery Fat Lava Vases Wall Plaque For Sale Ebay West German Fat Lava Vases for sale Scheurich Ruscha Fat Lava for sale on eBay Scheurich Vase Retro 1960s plant pot ceramics Fat Lava Pottery Currently For Sale on Ebay Carstens Scheurich U Keramik Jasba Fat Lava For Sale on Ebay Schlossberg Carstens Jopeko Schuerich Lora Fat Lava For Sale Ebay Carstens Jasba Bay Scheurich U Keramik 102_0073

West German Pottery Spotted (38) – Alles Uber Zimmerpflanzen Sukkulenten Book

The German book ‘Alles Uber Zimmerpflanzen – Sukkulenten” (All about houseplants – Succulents) published in 1985 features a Marei Plant pot. My photos unfortunately dont really do the original image justice. The plant pot in question includes the signatuture Marei glaze decor where it appears to have been splashed onto the item and applied to the simple utilitarian shape used by Marei.
Alles Uber Zimmerpflanzen Sukkulenten Book Marei Fat Lava Plant Pot Original Photo
Below are clearer photos of a Marei plant with a similar type of decor.
103_0558 103_0459 103_0435 Marei 11-1 Plant Pot West German Fat Lava

June 30, 2014
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery Spotted (37) – Decorate Workshop Book

The book ‘Decorate Workshop: A Creative 8 Step Process for Transforming Your Home’ features some West German pottery. In the first image, its hard to make out, but I’m fairly sure that it is a white Scheurich vase with an Inka decor on the coffee table. The remainder of the photos show a rather nice red Ceramano Ceralux vase.

June 24, 2014
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery – Price Trends – March to May 2014

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.

It has been 5 months since we last published an update on price trends. Unfortunately in this period we have been lax in collecting the data and therefore unfortunately the time window in which the data is available has passed for two months of information. This update therefore provides values for March, April and May (a sample of sale prices and postage from 300 items). During March and April the average sale price (plus postage) and the top 20% most expensive items have both been high. The high calibre of items available on eBay during these two months certainly influenced the values.

West German Pottery Sale Prices May 2014

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

June 10, 2014
by Aidan@Potsandpots
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West German Pottery Spotted (36) – House Beautiful – Magazine February 2012

House Beautiful is an interior design and decorating magazine. The February 2013 issue featured the Edinburgh apartment belonging to Helen and Ian who have decorated it in a mid century style. West German pottery can be seen in all the rooms featured with the exception of the small kitchen (though there is probably a West German Rumtopf or punch bowl hidden away in their cupboards!). The living room features some Tomado shelves which have a selection of ceramics including Italian Fat lava items (top left) and West German vases by Dumler and Breiden (right end of the top red shelf) and Bay (top right).

Another room also features a red Steuler vase in a décor known as Zyklon which was designed by Cari Zalloni.

West German vases have even made their way into their bathroom, where a little shelf holds three vases, the porcelain vase in the centre is manufactured by the German company KPM and the vase on the right is a Scheurich 271-22 designed by Heinz Siery.