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Vintage West Germany vase made by Dümbler & Breiden Höhr modell 128-20

SKU: 905

Vintage West Germany vase made by Dümbler & Breiden Höhr modell 128-20. 

Beautiful vase with structure in brown and azure blue. Marked on the bottom with: "128-20 Germany"

  • Modell: 128-20
  • Height: 20 cm.
  • Diameter: 15 cm.

West German Art Pottery is essentially a term describing the time period of 1949-1990 and became the early way to describe the pottery because the country of origin was often the only "mark" on the base. Even though company names are now better known, and many items are attributed to specific makers, the more generic term "West German pottery" remains in common use. "Fat Lava" is a popular term that refers to a fairly small subcategory of glazes but is all too often improperly used as a synonym for W. German pottery. While World War II ended in 1945, the next 4 years were the "zone" era with the country into the "US Zone", "Russian/Soviet Zone", "British Zone", and "French Zone", and it was 1949 when the East/West division replaced the zones.

Dümler & Breiden. The factory started production in 1883 and was established in Höhr-Grenzhausen, a town renowned for its many ceramics factories. The founders were Peter DÜmler (7/11/1860 – 19/04/1907) and his brother-in-law Albert Breiden (12/06/1860 – 27/05/1926).
Peter was a designer and educated by Reinhold Hanke & Simon Peter Gerz. Albert, educated by his uncle S.P. Gerz was in charge of the concern.Peter died in 1907 and Albert took over the concern with the help of Bertha, Peter’s widow. Paul Dümler, Peter’s son, followed the footsteps of his father and designed the Terra Sigillata series (this work was based on the style of the old Roman earthenware).
His career was very short however for he did not come back from the war. In 1918 a cousin named Ernst Dümler joined the concern and took his place. In 1913 Albert had sold his share in the concern. After WW I Albert managed the S.P. Gerz concern with the help of his two sons, Adolf and Hermann. Albert died in May 1926 at the age of 65 and Hermann was appointed as manager of the S.P.Gerz concern.

(source: fatlava-Schiedam)


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