This studio pottery vase is by Wendelin Stahl, a highly regarded 20th century ceramicist. He was part of the third generation of potters in his family. His work often has an architectural quality with heavy solid forms and very subtle glazes. Highly collectible today, if you Google his name you will find other galleries in New York and Germany that carry his work. This piece has a magnificent crystalline glaze. The v ...click for details
This German vase by Paul Dresler is from the Grootenburg Pottery he started in 1913. The sgrafito technique and copper reduction glaze are commonly found on Grootenburg pottery. The palette is often in various shades of dark greens and reds/maroons. This vase is 13inches tall and in excellent condition. It has an elegant and graceful design reflecting the more modern shapes that were introduced in the 1950s. The curve of the handle and the slant of the opening create a nice balance, offsetting t ...click for details
German, signed studio pottery vase in a bottle shape with a partial crystalline, partial mottled glaze. Created in the style of Horst Kerstan. This signed piece is by W Burmeister. It is 9 7/8 inches tall and in excellent condition. It has a palette of predominately plum, brown and ocher.
A studio pottery vase with an elegant glaze and wonderful shape. Shows a strong Asian influence in both. Unsigned, it is signed Handarbeit (handmade) which makes you wonder why the maker did not sign it too! Pale green semi gloss glazes adorn this lovely piece. It is in perfect condition and is 6 inches tall.
Elegant bottle shaped studio pottery vase made in Germany. The vase shape and glaze are emblematic of Horst Kerstan's artistry. The piece is unmarked, in excellent condition and 8 1/2 inches tall.
Tall studio pottery vase by Horst Kerstan, c.1970s. A very heavy piece, it stands just over 14 inches tall. Clearly showing the Japanese influence of his time spent there, it has a semi matte taupe background with spots of gold and is embellished by strokes of cucumber green. A beautiful piece in excellent condition.
This Ceramano mid century modern vase is part of the artistic and experimental line started in 1959 by the founder of Jasba. The vase, in the "Apulia" design was done in 1959 by Hans Welling, the artistic director at Ceramano from 1959-1961. Wonderful decoration and color palette. It is in excellent condition and is 14 1/8 inches tall.
A large vase, part of a series designed by Heiner Balzar for Steuler. Balzar is a prominent ceramic artist in Germany whose work commands strong prices (go to the Handweberei Hinder website, click on Keramik, and then Heiner Balzar.) Here is an excerpt from Neue Keramik Magazine:
"In Germany, the name of Balzar is inextricably linke ...click for details
This German studio pottery vase has an unusual shape and wonderful crystalline glaze. It is signed on the base with what appears to be TK and a number but I haven't been able to identify the maker's mark. It is 7 1/2 inches tall and 6 inches at it's widest point. Excellent condition.
A pottery vase by Richard Uhlemeyer, a German studio potter whose work had a significant influence on the mid-century artistic explosion of the 1950's-70's. In 1938, three years after opening his own workshop, he received his master’s designation in pottery. He experimented with the development of differentiated and complicated glazes. Uhlemeyer died in 1954 and the workshop closed in 1961. This lovely vase is 9 1/2" tall and about 16 1/2 inches in circumference at it's widest. ...click for details
