West Germany Pottery Vase Sgraffito Mermaid Fish

Hi,

I thought this would be easy with the label but striking out, hoping someone will know who made this piece. Stands 7 1/4" tall, purple inside, red clay showing through the design.

Would the design be considered sgraffito?

Any ideas or thoughts appreciated!

 

Cool piece. I would call it wax resist rather than sgraffito. It's not that the pattern was scratched into the surface, but that the surface was treated so that the glaze would not cover the lines.

 

Thanks more, I'll see what I can find! I agree, it is a cool piece.

 

Just had an id - Ruscha Filigran 1960

 

Not anything with which I'm familiar. From Googling, I'd guess that the company name was Ruscha, the designer was Adele Bolz, and the decoration was called Filigran.

 

Here is a site with a little blub about it.
https://petraonpottery.wordpress.com/

 

Ruscha used to be a pretty good seller, but I dunno about now because I haven't looked at this stuff for a while. Like all three pieces (Scheurich and the studio pot) but for me, this is the one I like best. That purple exterior is so much of the period!

 

Somehow interior got changed to exterior, hmmm

Thanks for posting those ebay auctions, Book. As I thought, good sellers.

 

Thanks for the links!
Yes, I like the interior too! This is small so it will be easy to ship, not sure if the floor vase will go on-line as the shipping would be a killer.