So here is that stunning find..marked Ruscha underneath..on a dark deep blue with a purple and gold decoration.
In reading what m.p.thomas has to say in his book deutsche keramik und porzellane der 60/70er jahre...he states that as ruscha was always changing their focus on prodution to meet the publics demand they created in the 60s some art deco designs and no mention of art nouveau...so i would guess that this example would be a big surprise to collectors...enjoy!!
perhaps this is one of those pieces considered to be of the psychadelic numbers that ruscha developed at the time using the purple which was the craze at the time...i should know too well as i have to admit that i once owned a pair of purple trousers in the late sixties....damn there goes my age..!!heavy gold jewellery was also the rage.
a long trip has turned up another most unusual piece and i am gob smacked by whats out there.This piece is a true FAT LAVA....bird feeder hanging by a sisal rope with the interior finished off with a white and blue speckles in the inside, topsides and bottom.On the bottom of this round feeder (has three large round cut outs)one can see that this piece stood on stilts in the oven and was finished off beautifully.i will post this item over the weekend and hope that someone out there(space included)could help confirn that this is a ruscha piece, jopeka or steuler as there are no makings at all. here is a link to a very good book with lots of good pics. link m p thomas......m.p.thomas
This book is in german so perhaps difficult for those who donot understand but i will be willing to help with translations.What am i letting myself into.....its the love of putting together a great collection ...and it has a large number of pics and design names where known.A must have.