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Pottery => German Fat Lava => Topic started by: Tigerchips on July 31, 2007, 11:36:36 PM

Title: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on July 31, 2007, 11:36:36 PM
I contacted Outernational a while back as I was having a few problems with two possible West-German items, that's not something I would normally do as I like doing research into pottery etc.

Anyway, I got a nice polite reply from them which I appreciated.

1. They suspected, but weren't sure, that this lamp base might be by Jopeko or by a Dutch maker called Marius Van Woerden.

2. This next piece they definetly thought was from a German factory named Schlossberg.

They  said that the green windows makes this vase rare and it's something that they have never seen before.  ;D
Title: Re: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on July 31, 2007, 11:49:06 PM
I picked these two up a while after.

3-4. This one is by Jopeko and has the original label, It's lovely in a sort of hideous way, lol. I saw one on ebay the other day and it sold for around £8-10.
Title: Re: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on July 31, 2007, 11:51:12 PM
5. Oh dear, I picked this one up and the handle dropped off completely. It's no more. Shame, because I was having difficulty finding this one anywhere.

It's so often the case with these West-German vases, they have cracks in them that arean't easy to spot. Flick a finger on these and it still doesn't give any clues as it sounds the same, cracked or not.
Title: Re: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on August 01, 2007, 02:14:09 PM
Here are some more photo's of the bases. The first one is of the lamp base. The second one is the jug that got broken.
Title: Re: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on August 01, 2007, 02:17:09 PM
 :)
Title: Re: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on August 01, 2007, 04:24:43 PM
Here's one that I had great difficulty identifying but I think it was made by Dumler & Breiden. It has no marks.

Title: Re: West-German Fat Lava
Post by: Tigerchips on August 05, 2007, 11:16:11 PM
I've had a closer look and it does have a slight wobble in the centre of the base (don't we all).