west german vases

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A fine selection of West German vases dating from the 1950s through to the 1970s.
After a period of time being generally ‘out of fashion’ these amazing ceramics are being appreciated once more for their style and eccentricity. They are now regularly seen gracing the pages of design and interior magazines.

The range of colours, shapes, textures and sizes is mind-boggling!
A number of factories produced these characteristic ceramics - Baykeramik, Carstens, Dumler & Breiden, Jopeko, Roth, Ruscha and Scheurich to name but a few. Much has still to be learned about which company produced what. Some factories produced pieces with distinctive base markings such as the crossed swords of Dumler & Breiden, however the majority of pieces simply have serial number markings (often accompanied by ‘German’ or ‘W. Germany’). You may be lucky enough to find a piece with the original paper label, otherwise you’re in for a bit of detective work.1=39cm high@£502=31cm high@£453=40cm high@£554=42cm high@£505=21cm high@£256=40cm high@£557=42cm high@£508=6cm high@£209=39cm high@£5510=40cm high@£4511=15cm high@£2012=46cm high@£5513=37cm high@£5514=20cm high@£30