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Pots And Pots

West German Pottery, Ceramics and Fat Lava

Marei – Glaze

Much is still to be discovered about Marei glazes. This section details some of the known information.

Brügge decor (English Bruges) – Takes its name from the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The decor may be inspired by the lace industry for which Bruges was famous.

Capri decor – Takes its name from a small island off the west coat of Italy near Naples. The blue is likley to reflect the Mediterranean waters.

Flora decor – A series of wall plates all with floral designs (wandteller serie flora)

Kolibri decor – In production during 1973. Sometimes referred to as ‘snakeskin’ by collectors.

Kuba decor – From around 1958/60

Lava decor– Shares its name with the overarching Fat Lava tag applied to West German pottery of this era.

Narvik Lilac decor– Takes its name from a town in northern Norway

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