Otto Keramik

Ive seen your pathetic little piece and i raise you
60cm plus
As Fonzie might say Kev `Sit on it´

This crusty little beggar is 9.5in/24.5cm tall and weighs 1460g

...and this is it's bigger brother at 19in/48cm tall and weighing 6470g

not sure whether these are otto...one has a label which is rather thin and worn....
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/73/97/otto_k10.jpg
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/73/97/otto_k11.jpg

Is it an Otto...please help
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/73/97/otto_k12.jpg
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/73/97/otto_k13.jpg

not sure whether this is also otto...
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/73/97/otto_k14.jpg
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/73/97/otto_k15.jpg

Established by Otto Gerharz in 1964

This one has a gold label with black print saying 'Otto Keramik echt handarbeit', Base has 2121 seemingly hand inscribed (the first number 1 is very difficult and could be the oddest number 9 but we both believe it to be a 1) and the grey felt stuck to the presumably unglazed area. About 17cms to the points at each side. Anyone got any ideas on age as I think this is much newer than the majority of my pieces? (Still lovely though to my eyes!)

I have never seen an otto vase with kind of base , It is usually just a label , no numbers , and felt on the flat base , looks lie 2921 to me , maybe another company with an Otto label ,

hmmmm it's a tricky one - I've seen a few Otto pieces with this same grey coloured felt on the base (my Otto's have the dark green felt on the bases) but, as Ed says, it's usually covering the whole of the totally flat base. One of my Otto pieces came with the felt peeled off by the previous owner and there was nothing at all on the base other than traces of the glue used to stick the felt. Gonna have to think on this one...

How interesting. So maybe the one I've put into IDMP is an Otto and this is a masquerader. It is exactly as I bought it with the label but I suppose some unscrupulous dealers could mess about with labels. I look forward to your further thoughts and any other opinions.

Oh, and Ed it does look more like a 9 in the photo but in the hand it is much more like a 1 with the little downwards flick being not quite right.

Another floor vase - produced by Otto-Keramik.

https://2img.net/h/i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/annegret_photos/100_0127.jpg

Handled vase, unfortunately the felt has been taken off (you can see the glue marks) obviously a previous owner wasn't as clued up as they should have been

Tapering Bud Vase. Purple and black glaze. Base has brown felt covering. Height 34 cm

Pale violet and white dripping glaze. Base light brown felt. Height 17 cm

Wadersloh wrote:Tapering Bud Vase. Purple and black glaze. Base has brown felt covering. Height 34 cm

I love this fantastic colour and great photo.

xx

Hi Skay, thanks for the comment. I think I am becoming an Otto fan

Otto "Mushroom" 8 cm high

Otto, height 8.5 cm

Otto, height 48 cm

Size: 25cm high, 13cm diameter on the bottom and 12cm on the top.
Weight: 1670 grams.

Spotted today