Thank you for posting. I picked up two very nice pieces, I guess you could say, accidentally and realized what they were last night. You are a wealth of knowledge, and I appreciate you sharing it with us newbies.
Yes highly addictive... good video. Many thanks. It would be nice to see some pics of these factories you mention and the workers?? These factories must have catalogues??
Some collector/researchers in Germany have been able to accumulate catalogs and other materials, but there isn't a lot of sharing going on. Unfortunately, most of the books published on W. German pottery are skimpy on information...and often filled with inaccuracies. Worse yet, for things in the collecting field, publishers now want $5000 or more up front, and the the author has to do their own selling once the book is finally published.
Glad to help. You'll find videos and essays on the site at this link. There's also a blog on the site with assorted information. Don't know if there will be more videos or not. www.ginforsodditiques.com/essays.videos.west-german-pottery.html
What about ZELL um HAMMERSBACH "Franziska" made in Western Germany? I have a 20-pc set. Light brown with dark curly (like a curly "H" pattern.) Someone said made in 1980's?
Considering there are thousands of variations, there's no way to answer that question beyond saying some are a couple of dollars and some are hundreds. A few are even higher.
@@hyperthyroidcats6532 Hi. I really appreciate that you took the time to reply. I have just forwarded the email to the one you mentioned. I guess it must of been an old email that I used. It was info@potandpots. Hope this time you managed to get it. Thanks again. Ray.
Dear Forrest, Yes I know. I'm especially interested in Fat Lava , that doesn't mean, that I don't collect any other items. For example I've items from Strehla, too. That is East German Pottery ;)
Super Chris Excellent. Once it became a popular term, people started using it as equivalent to WGP. Of course, Strehla probably did fat lava items, although I'd have to check to be sure, and some of the best fat lava/volcanic glazes are by Cyclope, a French company.
Dear Forrest, I've seen very nice items from Sweden and from the Netherlands as well. There's a lot of beautiful mid-century pottery throughout Europe. Rörstrand has made a lot of nice items or Bornholm from Denmark. But my collection consists mostly of German items. I'm from Germany and it's quite easy to collect them, because they are not very popular here at the moment. On the one hand that's a pity but on the other hands it's good for me due to the low prices ;)
Thank you for posting. I picked up two very nice pieces, I guess you could say, accidentally and realized what they were last night. You are a wealth of knowledge, and I appreciate you sharing it with us newbies.
Joanne, There's no way to answer that without pictures. Follow the link to my site in the video description, and from there you can e-mail pics.
Many thanks Forrest for this re-introduction, and what about a full length movie?
Yes highly addictive... good video. Many thanks. It would be nice to see some pics of these factories you mention and the workers?? These factories must have catalogues??
Some collector/researchers in Germany have been able to accumulate catalogs and other materials, but there isn't a lot of sharing going on. Unfortunately, most of the books published on W. German pottery are skimpy on information...and often filled with inaccuracies. Worse yet, for things in the collecting field, publishers now want $5000 or more up front, and the the author has to do their own selling once the book is finally published.
Brilliant! Many thanks, spent 2 hours looking on google images, and only 5.55 seconds here :) awesome buddy thank you!!
Thanks for the video Forrest. Hope there are more to come
Glad to help. You'll find videos and essays on the site at this link. There's also a blog on the site with assorted information. Don't know if there will be more videos or not. www.ginforsodditiques.com/essays.videos.west-german-pottery.html
Thank you so much.
Hi there, I have a small vase about 82mm which says Germany 23518. Do you know anything about it please? Kind regards, James.
No way to even make a decent guess without pictures.
@@forrestposton sorry buddy I’ve just sent them to that website.
@@forrestposton have you an email where I can send them now please?
We have some stoneware with a beehive or shield looking stamp and the digits 078. The words "western germany" are painted on the bottom. Any thoughts?
Danaë Saree Could be Waetersbach, but others used the "beehive" shield mark as well.
Should I stay away from pieces that are suspiciously light? Excellent video sir
What about ZELL um HAMMERSBACH "Franziska" made in Western Germany? I have a 20-pc set. Light brown with dark curly (like a curly "H" pattern.) Someone said made in 1980's?
Dinnerware is a category all its own. You might ask at this group: facebook.com/groups/122730516059/
a few weeks ago I came across a teapot made in the DDR, in a Belgian 2nd hand store
Thank you so very much for this video, it did help.
How much are these worth?
Considering there are thousands of variations, there's no way to answer that question beyond saying some are a couple of dollars and some are hundreds. A few are even higher.
It's listed as "My WGP forum on Facebook".
I have a piece of pottery that was given to my grandmother over 100 yrs.old thats all i can tell by looking @ the piece is 1095 /80
If you'd like my input, please sent pics of the item and the bottom to fdposton@gmail.com.
Hi.
Is your email still active on your website? I've sent an email to you but I don't believe you have received it.
Unless you found a very old page somehow, email should be fdposton@gmail.com.....but I'm way behind on things and may have missed it. Try again.
@@hyperthyroidcats6532 Hi.
I really appreciate that you took the time to reply.
I have just forwarded the email to the one you mentioned.
I guess it must of been an old email that I used. It was info@potandpots.
Hope this time you managed to get it.
Thanks again.
Ray.
@@raymondt7908 Pots and Pots is someone else entirely...... (Sorry I responded from my cat account last name.) Reply to the email coming soon.
@@tiquetalking oh I'm sorry, it was a email link from your site so I just presumed it was your email address.
I look forward to your email.
@@raymondt7908 Would you find that page, and send me a link? I need to update evidently.
enjoyed this-it helps me a lot-bunches of thanks to you
Glad you enjoyed it and hope you'll watch the other videos and visit the main site, which also has essays and other material.
Now that would take time and financing on a much larger scale.
Dont forget the West German Pottery forum on Facebook.
I love Fat Lava. I collect this items and my house is full of them. But I don't regret it ;)
Super Chris I hope you're using the "Fat Lava" term correctly since it's really only a small sub-category of W. German pottery.
Dear Forrest, Yes I know. I'm especially interested in Fat Lava , that doesn't mean, that I don't collect any other items. For example I've items from Strehla, too. That is East German Pottery ;)
Super Chris Excellent. Once it became a popular term, people started using it as equivalent to WGP. Of course, Strehla probably did fat lava items, although I'd have to check to be sure, and some of the best fat lava/volcanic glazes are by Cyclope, a French company.
Dear Forrest, I've seen very nice items from Sweden and from the Netherlands as well. There's a lot of beautiful mid-century pottery throughout Europe. Rörstrand has made a lot of nice items or Bornholm from Denmark.
But my collection consists mostly of German items. I'm from Germany and it's quite easy to collect them, because they are not very popular here at the moment. On the one hand that's a pity but on the other hands it's good for me due to the low prices ;)