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.)
Studio Pottery (not in alphabetical order)
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Essays and Information:
A Divine and Delightful Madness: An Intro to W. German Pottery (This is the most recent essay and philosophical essay.)
Learning the Basics about West German Pottery (This is the most in depth essay.)
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
Get the Picture Straight: The Basics of Selling Glass and Pottery on the Internet
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Pedagogy, Philosophy and Nonsense (my "other" site: writing, learning, and odd ideas like long hair and fairy god-princesses)
Körting or Koerting Studio
Helmut Schäffenacker (Schaeffenacker)
Helmut Schäffenacker (Schaeffenacker) This plaque is one of the plainer, simpler versions of the popular horse motif.
Paul Dresler/Grootenburg Studio (made between 1930-50)
Paul Dresler/Grootenburg (made between 1930-50)
Richard Uhlemeyer (As you might guess, Uhlemeyer worked with Dresler at one point, but even when not marked the bottom style shows which work is from Grootenburg.
Richard Uhlemeyer
Siegfried Gramann (Römhild Töpferei....Romhild Studio) This company was located in Römhild and operated by the Gramann family. Most common mark is a T over an R, though it often doesn't look like it at first glance. Depending on the type of bottom, the mark may be impressed in the dry ring or incised in the center.
Siegfried Gramann
Go to:
Ginfor's Odditiques (click to
return "home")
Pages About Us
Essays and Information:
A Divine and Delightful Madness: An Intro to W. German Pottery (This is the most recent essay and philosophical essay.)
Learning the Basics about West German Pottery (This is the most in depth essay.)
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
Get the Picture Straight: The Basics of Selling Glass and Pottery on the Internet
Ginfor's Odditiques (click to
return "home")
Pedagogy, Philosophy and Nonsense (my "other" site: writing, learning, and odd ideas like long hair and fairy god-princesses)