Robin Lumsden Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 I'm now hooked on Westerwald revival pottery, by Gerz, c. 1885. Cheap as chips and great quality salt glaze stoneware. A jug showing Arminius and others ..................
Robin Lumsden Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 A huge 'Lohengrin' ewer for less than the price of a Black Wound Badge .....................
Robin Lumsden Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 ............. and a Gothic Revival pot. REAL Germanic antiques for sweetie money !
Mervyn Mitton Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Hi - Robin. I think these are an excellent thing to collect - prices have remained steady with them - and are not excessive. Mind you - the correct place to display them is important - too many, and all over the place could make a room very sombre. I will draw the attention of the advisory panel and let's see if we can find any further info. Mervyn
Robin Lumsden Posted February 19, 2012 Author Posted February 19, 2012 The correct place to display them is important - too many, and all over the place could make a room very sombre. They are well spread out about the house, Mervyn. Anyway, my place is sombre enough with the 'skull collection'. ;)
Robin Lumsden Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 Today's addition. A single piece ..................... not four separate urns. :)
Mervyn Mitton Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 A lovely matched pair, Robin. I can just imagine them either end of a Victorian mantleshelf ! Is the one on the left marginally less in height - might just be the angle ? Mervyn
Robin Lumsden Posted April 7, 2012 Author Posted April 7, 2012 Hello Mervyn. Both are a perfect match. Both stamped with the late 19th Century version of the Gerz mark and matching model numbers. 'X' marks the spot were they now reside. I've filled them with cinnamon potpourri !!
Robin Lumsden Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 Latest additions ................... 'Justice' amphorae. One standard, the other in 'ivory stoneware'.
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Robin - your collection is growing well - and with some very attractive pieces. I think it will prove to be a good investment. Mervyn
Robin Lumsden Posted June 27, 2012 Author Posted June 27, 2012 Thanks, Mervyn. These things can be picked up on eBay for a very small fraction of the cost that they go for at the big auction houses. The eBay sellers often don't know what they are selling ! :)
Robin Lumsden Posted September 15, 2012 Author Posted September 15, 2012 Latest additions. I stick to the late 19th Century stuff. These are 'Victorian' reproductions of 16th Century designs but the quality and finish are identical to the Renaissance originals. This one has the Green Man ...............
Robin Lumsden Posted September 15, 2012 Author Posted September 15, 2012 A little vase ...............
Robin Lumsden Posted September 15, 2012 Author Posted September 15, 2012 A big punchbowl with a quote from Tacitus on the ancient Germanic tribes.................
Robin Lumsden Posted September 15, 2012 Author Posted September 15, 2012 And, as a curio, a little beaker with the Munich Maid. A tourist item, c. 1900. All of these are by Gerz.
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Some more excellent examples Robin. Do you have specialist dealers looking for you - or, find them as you visit shops and markets ? I have enjoyed watching this collection grow. Mervyn
Robin Lumsden Posted September 16, 2012 Author Posted September 16, 2012 Hello Mervyn. In short .................. all but one of them came from eBay. Careful daily scrutiny of all the search permutations pays off in the end. For example, the Green Man jug cost the princely sum of £5 GBP. It's over 100 years old, and MINT, MINT, MINT !!!
Robin Lumsden Posted September 16, 2012 Author Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) Vases in situ ................... Edited September 16, 2012 by Robin Lumsden
Robin Lumsden Posted September 16, 2012 Author Posted September 16, 2012 Pitcher likewise. These Gerz items make good original 'decorator' pieces, I think.
Robin Lumsden Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 Latest addition. This one was made c.1909, but points to the future rather than the past. It features a Germanic spiral sunwheel, much beloved of the Third Reich, and was designed by Paul Wynand, who was to become Professor at the Institute for Applied Arts in Berlin between 1934 and 1944. He also had a hand in designing the Olympic Stadium, 1936.
Robin Lumsden Posted September 21, 2012 Author Posted September 21, 2012 just picked up this tankard. The coat of arms, with its chequered band and chevrons, could have been designed for a Police Sergeant! :love:
Robin Lumsden Posted September 26, 2012 Author Posted September 26, 2012 On a Jacobean chest ......................
Robin Lumsden Posted September 26, 2012 Author Posted September 26, 2012 Latest pick-up. Wagner, Ludwig II and Lohengrin.
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