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Sunday Fleamarket Finds

Posted on March 11, 2012 by lavalotti

Hoorah! Fleamarket season has tentatively begun in overcast, chilly Kassel. Let me begin by working through a (small) backlog of West-German pottery finds first though: I picked up this deep blue Bay Keramik vase last weekend for 50 cents. Don’t … Continue reading →

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West-German Pottery Advent Wreath

Posted on November 27, 2011 by lavalotti

You heard right, such a thing does exist, and it seems to have been manufactured into at least the late 1970s by Ruscha. Most German households count down to Christmas with an advent wreath, traditionally something like this: I had … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Pottery Haul 2

Posted on July 2, 2011 by lavalotti

All my pottery seeking power seems to have been transferred to my mom of late. This is the grand total of this weekend’s fleamarketing for me: And here are some of the pottery items my mom has found for me … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Pottery Finds

Posted on June 13, 2011 by lavalotti

The bad news? Yesterday’s fleamarket yielded nada on the pottery front. Oh sure, there was some, but none of it called out to me (and if the pottery isn’t hollering, I’m not buying. Or something similarly crazy.) The good news … Continue reading →

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Weekend Loot

Posted on May 29, 2011 by lavalotti

How can the weekend be over already? I didn’t do half the things I was hoping to this weekend and am staring down the barrel of a busy week at work. Join the club, right? Here are some quick snaps … Continue reading →

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Scheurich Jura

Posted on April 12, 2011 by lavalotti

Sometimes even the most widespread of ceramic decors eludes me in my collecting efforts. One such example has been Scheurich’s popular “Jura” decor from the early 70s (also called the snail pattern by collectors for obvious reasons.) Let’s be honest … Continue reading →

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Start of Fleamarket Season

Posted on March 13, 2011 by lavalotti

I’m proclaiming this based solely on the warm spring weather we have been having this weekend and the fact that the fleamarket was busy yesterday for the first time since autumn. There were a few interesting pottery items to peruse, … Continue reading →

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Thrift Store Score

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lavalotti

The other day I discovered a tiny thrift store right by two of the supermarkets we sometimes shop at here in Kassel. It’s called Das Regal (“the shelf”) and essentially functions as a shelf rental space for people who want … Continue reading →

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Basket Pottery

Posted on February 19, 2011 by lavalotti

I picked up this West-German pottery basket/bowl a while back at the fleamarket for 3 EUR. Its delicate reed and metal fastenings and the handle are in great shape (I often spot damaged or wobbly ones at markets around here) … Continue reading →

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Relic

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lavalotti

I have been on the hunt for a West-German animal decor vase for absolutely ages. While the Ceramano Pergamon pattern continues to elude me (sneaky decor, that one) my mom unearthed this little treasure at a Berlin fleamarket before Christmas. … Continue reading →

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