GinFor's Odditiques
(GINny and FORrest Poston's Oddities and Antiques)
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Ginfor's Odditiques

West German Gallery
(Items are not for sale. Consider this a virtual picture book to get an idea of how broad the range is in West German pottery.)

Carstens

 Carstens: In operation from 1945-1984. Unlike many of the West German companies, Carstens marked much of the work, but some items had only labels. The mark looks like a double house with an overlapping TC beneath. The letters stand for Carstens Tönnieshof, which I think translates to Carstens pottery. Quality is excellent.

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Bay Keramik

Carstens

Ceramano

ES-Keramik

Hutschenreuther, Lorenz

Jasba and Karlsruhe

Ruscha

Scheurich

Scheurich Page Two

Scheurich Page Three

Steuler

Studio Pottery

Various Potteries

Unknowns or Uncertain

Unknown/Uncertain Page Two

Art Pottery (American and European art pottery other than mid century items)

Pottery and Porcelain (Figurines, plates, vases, etc.)

Mid-Century Design (Mid Century pottery, currently featuring one of the best selections of studio and W. German pottery in the U.S.)

Studio Pottery (While many of these items can be found in other categories, they are also gathered here for those with a special interest in studio work.)

Glass (art glass, stemware, EAPG, Depression, Elegant, etc.)     

Metalware (Various metal items and misc. vases, inkwells, etc.)      

Paintings (oils, watercolors, prints, 19th and 20th century American and European)

Links

Pages About Us

Meet the Gin and the For

Meet the "staff"

The Cor-purr-ate Story

Contact Information (Phone, etc.)

Essays and Information:

A Divine and Delightful Madness: An Intro to W. German Pottery (This is the most recent and most philosophical essay.)

Learning the Basics about West German Pottery (This is the most in depth essay.)

West German Pottery Marks

W. German Companies, Designers, and Studio Potters

West German Picture Gallery and Identification Aid (pictures of items we've had over the last 3 years)

To Buy or Not To
Buy:  
Going Where
Price Guides End (thoughts about collecting, aesthetics, and health)

Get the Picture Straight: The Basics of Selling Glass and Pottery on the Internet (how to write item listings, matters of photography, etc.)

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Ginfor's Odditiques (click to
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Pedagogy, Philosophy and Nonsense (my "other" site: writing, learning, and odd ideas like long hair and fairy god-princesses)

 
 
 
 

Carstens Vase with a Raymor label.
 
 
 
 

 

Forms like this one were done by several companies. ES Keramik and Ü-Keramik are best know for them, but the bottom suggests this one may be Carstens.

  Go to:

Bay Keramik

Carstens

Ceramano

ES-Keramik

Hutschenreuther, Lorenz

Jasba and Karlsruhe

Ruscha

Scheurich

Scheurich Page Two

Scheurich Page Three

Steuler

Studio Pottery

Various Potteries

Unknowns or Uncertain

Unknown or Uncertain Page Two

 


 West German Images and Information on Ginfor's Odditiques:

Essay: Reputation, Reality, and Respect: Sorting Out West German Pottery (longest, most in-depth essay)

Essay : A Divine and Delightful Madness: An Introduction to W. German Pottery (This is the most recent, most philosophical of the essays.)

West German Pottery Marks (Pictures of various marks, bases, and labels)

You are here: Photo Gallery of West German items (pictures of items we've had in the past few years, divided by company when possible).

Companies, Potters, Designers (Information about some of the particular companies, studio potters, and designers active during the West German era.)

When asking questions:

1. It really, really helps if you send pictures of the item and the bottom (e-mail or snail mail is fine).

2. When sending pictures by e-mail, please try to keep the file size down. A resolution of 72 ppi is fine for viewing on a monitor.

3. If you get a message saying something about the e-mail or picture being rejected (happened recently), it's not us doing it. Too large a file or wrong file type is the most likely problem.

Thanks to one and all.

Forrest (the "for" part of ginfor)
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