r/CeramicCollection

As a lover of West German fat lava, I was drawn to the texture of this piece I found in an op shop (thrift) a few months back.

I’ve tried researching potter’s marks but most resources I’ve found are fairly out of date and focus on more traditional pottery forms.

Google lens is so eager to please it jumps to confidently incorrect answers.

I assume the mark is AK and the pencil is either 210, 216 or 21c and guess related to an exhibition?

I love this thing, and will keep it even if I never learn its true origin but thought I’d try my luck here.

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Hey all, I picked this up from a charity shop and I'm just wondering if anyone has seen any more or knows who made it? I've done an image search and found a listing for a similar piece but no brand or manufacturer. Much appreciated! X

Ich freu mich einfach nur, dass ich dieses schöne Teil auf dem Flohmarkt für 20 Euro „geschossen“ habe…Liebe Grüße an alle in dieser Community!

After a couple of days of online research, (including chat GPT) I’ve been unable to figure the exact origin of this jar.
Almost surely from southern Italy, France, or Spain, with some indicatives favoring the later.
It’s thick terracotta, glazed interior and bottom, double lip, lots of signs of wear.
30 inches high x 13 wide.
More likely for olive oil storage.
Can someone help me solve this 🙏

Wife's Grandmother bought at 1939-40 worlds fair in New York was always curious about maker. Her family always said they were ugly her and I always thought they were gorgeous. Her kids want nothing to do with them, actually that makes me happy. The middle one has an embossed 2 on the base the numbers on the largest make me think 2 of 701 but not sure what do y'all think? Any help will be appreciated.

Here is what we worked on in the studio this month! It’s been a beautiful but equally stressful month for us. We had a lot of flaws in our pieces—clay and kiln-related issues were a real headache this month. Figuring out the root cause of the problem is one struggle, and finding the solution is a whole other struggle. I guess it’s like this in every studio, though. Anyway, the problems were a total pain, but I’m actually quite happy with the final results!

I found this vase💙 today and love it! If anyone has info on the maker, I would really appreciate it!

Hi everyone,

I picked up this substantial piece at an estate sale here in Melbourne and would love some help identifying the maker.

It is a heavy stoneware vessel, standing 38cm tall, with a very clear, high-pitched ring when tapped. The exterior has a dark, metallic/bronze-toned slip with very deep sgraffito botanical motifs featuring palm or monstera-like foliage. The carved recesses are filled with a rich oxblood red glaze. The interior is fully vitrified with a smooth, cream-colored glaze.

The base has a clear incised mark that, based on the stroke order and tapering, appears to be AZf or AZt with the last letter in a cursive hand.

I’ve included a close-up of the signature in what I believe is the correct orientation. Has anyone seen this specific hand or signature before?

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

Got this at a yard sale for $5. I haven’t been able to find much information about it, but I did come across a somewhat similar image on a Swedish website. Unfortunately, there was no information about the backstamp. Any information is greatly appreciated.

I found the mini pitcher at Goodwill believe it or not, and I just love it. I like the paint brush design. The large vase I found at a little antique shop I think in Nevada maybe on a trip. I really love the colors. I think I am right that they are fat lava 😊❤️

Iv had this for 20 years or so now.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi all!

Let me know if this is a suitable place to ask this or if I should post somewhere else.

I went to a random estate sale this past weekend and spotted these bowls they listed as “Bauer Ring Nesting Bowls”. Note that this isn’t my photo, but I did see the whole set still available for sale for $200 when I arrived. I didn’t inspect them since they were held together by masking tape (plus I’m clumsy and break things easily).

I’m only posting and asking about this because some IG post was talking about pottery and mentioned Bauer as something valuable and I was like “Hey! I saw those for sale!”. I don’t know much about pottery but I was curious what you all know about this brand? Was this a reasonable price for the set? I never know what to think about price when it comes to looking through used items. I would have loved to purchase them cause I thought they looked pretty cool but because I knew nothing I let them be.

Any info is super appreciated ❤️

Silma Italy

Hi everybody,

I found this terra cotta planter bowl at a thrift store about ten years ago and have struggled to ever find much information about it. It‘s stamped MADE IN ITALY SILMA 32 and the top diameter is 12.5”. All insight is welcome! Even what this was intended to be used for as I’m not much of a green thumb lol

Anyone know what it is?

My mom bought this in the Netherlands in a flea market around 30 years ago. It days made in Italy on the bottom. Any chance we could find out who produced it? A Google lens search came up with no results.

I encountered many issues in my recent works due to the clay. As with this project, facing such challenges in all forms of craftsmanship and overcoming them to produce something better has always been deeply satisfying for me.