We’ve had the brown collection. Now here’s the white collection: Many Scheurich pieces, a little Steuler (our first Cari Zalloni piece) and a cheeky little Wade who’s crept in somehow…
Tag: West German Pottery
From Spritzdekor to Madbrit: The Many Personas of Kevin Graham
“I have collected things before: fast cars, fast motorcycles and even faster women…” Kevin Graham certainly lives up to his nickname of Madbrit. I knew before I began that interviewing him was going to be an interesting experience. Certainly, I hoped that I would be able to get at least as much sense as I…
West German Pottery Wall Hangings
I can’t believe that with all the gorgeous wall hangings we have, I’ve not posted any of them up before now. They’re stunning! The pair above we found in two separate places on the last German road trip (two weeks tomorrow ’til the next one!). For once, I actually spotted both. They’re two of…
Jopeko Jewels
These don’t really fit into the Big Pot, Little Pot idea that I’ve been exploring recently, but they are pretty gorgeous examples of Jopeko. Sometimes, Jopeko can seem a little dull, but these are anything but. All three of these were found on German Road trips. Speaking of which, our next one is just under…
Big Pot, Little Pot: Carstens
I’m loving a bit of ‘Big Pot, Little Pot’ at the moment, having realise just how many different BPLPs we have in the collection. From yesterday’s 50’s Scheurich, to 60’s Space Age Carsten: The glaze on these is gorgeous. Just look at it: Love ’em. It may be the wine, it may be the fact…
Big Pot, Little Pot
I’m not going to ask why, but Aidan is finally coming round to the beauty of ’50s pottery. Not so long ago, he proclaimed, “I just can’t see what you like about it…” Now, these are two of his favourites: I love the huge one but I’m not too keen on the small, pink one….
Space Age Pottery: This One’s A U.F.O.
Unidentified Funny Object? My post earlier this evening depressed me, to be honest! So I’ve had to do one quickly to take my mind off it. I could have just deleted it but I couldn’t bring myself to do it… This pot was bought on the last trip and it is a complete mystery to…
Dümler & Breiden ‘Domino’ Glaze
One of our favourite pots from the last trip is this one: We found it in an antiques shop that was filled to the brim with West German Pottery; however, most of it was quite highly priced. Well, to be honest, it was probably fairly priced but in the context, it seemed quite expensive. This…
Carstens ‘Ankara’ Pottery
One of my favourite pots from previous trips is my black Carstens Ankara. I was thrilled to find another one on the last trip in a different form: And with the original find: I love the bright, turquoise glaze inside. The Ankara glaze seems quite fragile on these vases. We’ve got a couple of the…
Balloon Vases: No Clowns Allowed
Yet another collection has been started as a result of the tripping to and fro from Deutschland: The Balloon Vases. The latest one is this: I wouldn’t recommend trying to tie these together on a piece of string, or popping them. However, you can try to make some good-looking displays: I did say try to…
Some Scheurich Stunners
No words necessary (apart from these); just pretty pictures of perfectly proportioned pottery. Aidan tells me that one’s a high form number for Scheurich, so there’s potential for it to be a later-made form. That particular pot was amazing on the journey from Germany – it was like the ceramic equivalent of Mary Poppins’ carpet…
Julian and Lisa Visit the ‘West German Hotline’
This is what Goff at Wowie Zowie christened us last week, leaving a message for the ‘West German Hotline’. It did make me laugh! Anyway, Julian and Lisa visited last night along with their son, Christopher (a WGP expert in the making!) to look at the fruits of the latest German Road trip. We chased my…
Little Owl Ski 