Vintage pottery vase by Scheurich, model 261-22 Decor Alaska

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Vintage pottery vase by Scheurich, model 261-22 Decor Alaska

• Manufacturer: Scheurich Keramik
• Date of manufacture: 1970

Description
Vintage pottery West-Germany vase from the Scheurich keramik brand from the former West-Germany. This vase has an Alaskan decor. It concerns model number 261-22 in a white color scheme.

The bottom of the vase bears the model number and the text W-Germany.

Scheurich Keramik was founded in 1928 by Alois Scheurich and his cousin Fridolin Greulich as a wholesaler of glass, porcelain and ceramics. Scheurich settled in Kleinheubach in 1938. In 1948, the production of household ceramics began. Scheurich stopped the wholesale activities in 1954 and focused entirely on manufacturing ceramics himself.

Condition
This earthenware vase is in a neat vintage condition without significant traces of use or age-related traces of wear. No chips, no breakage. Photos are part of the description.

Data

• Height: 22 cm
• Model: 261-22
• Decor: Alaska

Scheurich always uses white clay. The vases are signed with 'W.GERMANY' or 'WEST GERMANY' followed by three numbers (indicating the model number), a dash and two numbers (indicating the height of the vase).

Scheurich was founded in 1928 by Alois Scheurich and his cousin Fridolin Greulich as a wholesaler of glass, porcelain and ceramics. In 1938, Scheurich settled in Kleinheubach (70 kilometers southeast of Frankfurt am Main). In 1948, the production of household ceramics began.

Scheurich stopped the wholesale activities in 1954 and focused entirely on manufacturing ceramics himself. Initially they mainly made bowl dishes and ashtrays, but they soon switched to vases and flower pots.

Scheurich's hegemony began in the late 1960s. Scheurich kept his prices low and combined with attractive designs, this resulted in a turnover of millions. Scheurich's strategy was to provide the same models with different decorations each time. The designs were adapted twice a year to the changing taste of the public.

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