Modernist Bay Keramik art pottery vase

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1970: item #683925
668

This small art pottery vase is fully hallmarked; 70,14 West Germany Bay. It is 6" high and 2.75" wide. Superb condition.-------Bay Keramik: Started by Eduard Bay in 1933. Bay was one of the top producers from the beginning of the West German era. They ranked with Scheurich and Ruscha for quantity and quality.

ES Keramik German art pottery

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1970: item #683916
667

60's German lava pottery vase with handle. Great combination of black lava glaze and bright yellow. It is 8" high and 5" x 3" wide. Condition is excellent.-------------ES Keramik, the company started in 1921, underwent a change in 1948 and closed in 1974; later pieces have a foil label; pieces from the 1950s and early 60's are usually unmarked.

Modern German Ceramano art pottery vase

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1970: item #683494
659

Tall Ceramano pottery blue black lava vase. Excellent color and glaze. MINT CONDITION. No chips, cracks, damage, or repair of any kind. Bottom marked W.Germany, 1252-23. Vase is 9" tall and 7" wide.------------Ceramano: In operation from 1959-1984; For a company that was in business for a rather short time, Ceramano produced a wide range of superb pottery.

Mid Century Modern Atomic Vase, Ceramano

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1960: item #683242
1933

This mid century modern vase is part of the Ceramano line started in 1959 by the founder of Jasba in Germany with the intent to produce more artistic and experimental pieces. This rare example of the style “Ceralux” was created by Hans Welling, the artistic director at Ceramano from 1959-1961.

Stunning color and glaze with a wonderful protruding design near to the base. In excellent condition, (a moderate glaze pop ... Click for details

18thC Westerwald Tankard w/ Horses

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1800: item #672938
Ch0861

A cylindrical Westerwald stoneware tankard decorated in cobalt with two confronting prancing horses and floral decoration, the pewter lid with touchmarks of a rampant lion to the interior. Height: 9 ¼ in. 2nd half 18th century.

The thumbpiece has begun to part slightly from the lid, though the join remains firm. No other faults.

Studio Pottery Vase, Great Shape and Glaze

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1970: item #670484
1909

Terrific studio pottery vase from Germany, no signature. Patrly decorated with a high gloss almost metallic looking glaze in sharp contrast to the multi hued matte glaze on the rest of the piece. The shape itself is also quite unusual and the piece displays very well. It stands 6" and is 5 1/2" at its widest across the top of the piece. Great condition and lovely example of art pottery from the 1960s/70s.

Signed Studio Pottery Vase, Erika Pierny

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1980: item #670482
1911

An interesting signed studio pottery vase by German ceramist Erika Pierny. Nice shape and with an oxblood drippy glaze. The collar of the vase has a decorated striped design. It is signed on the base with her mark and is in excellent condition. 6 1/4" high and the widest circumference is 22 inches. Very attractive piece that would fit with just about any decor.

Signed Studio Pottery Vase, Gerhard Liebenthron, 1964

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1970: item #669768
995

This studio pottery vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, dated 1964 has a rich palette of variegated blues and greens. Different from much of his work which tends to feature abstract and or primitive figural designs in an ochre/brown range of colors, this is a simple cylindrical shape with a rich and glowing marine palette.

Liebenthron started his own workship in Bremen in 1952 so this is a fairly early work of his. If you ... Click for details

Miniature Modernist Studio Vase, Maria Philippi, 1960s

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1970: item #669759
1910

This miniature studio pottery vase is by Maria Philippi, born in 1927. She studied with Hubert Griemert and Monika Maetzel and also worked for Annemarie and Werner Schmidt-Tummeley. Between 1962-1964 she worked for Soholm in Denmark.

This is a stunning little piece with a gorgeous color palette. This is 3" tall, in excellent condition and signed.

German Pottery Vase, Paul Dresler, Grootenburg 1956

Archives: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German Pre 1960: item #669549
1912

This German pottery vase is from the Grootenburg Pottery started by Paul Dresler in 1913. The sgrafito technique and copper reduction glaze are commonly found on Grootenburg pottery. The vase is 8 1/2 inches tall. This piece reflects the more modern shapes that were being introduced in the 1950s; this particular piece was produced in 1956 (pictured in Makus' book, Keramik der 50er Jahre). The Grootenburg pottery closed in 1961.