Westerwald Stoneware — Salt glazed stoneware from Germany

Large Westerwald Salt Glazed Pot

This large Westerwald pot is 10.5″ from outside handle edge to outside handle edge. It is 6.5″ tall and weighs 4.5 pounds. It is in very good condition with no cracks or chips. The pictures below all link to a large image. Use your back button to return to this page. If you are interested [...]

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Westerwald Stoneware Pot

This attractive little piece of Salt Glazed stoneware is 8 3/4″ in diameter from outer edge of each handle. It’s just under 5″ tall and weighs 3.0 pounds. I can imagine it being used to bake a pot of beans. All the pictures below link to a larger image. Be sure to use your back [...]

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Westerwald Stoneware Jug

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This Westerwald jug is 8″ tall, and 8″ from handle edge to handle edge. It weighs 5.0 pounds. The lovely piece of pottery is for sale at Our Antique Shop. Clicking this link will open a new window at the Antique Shop. You can just close it to return to this page. It’s hard to [...]

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Westerwald terms you need to know.

Understanding Westerwald Stoneware

Salt Glaze: Westerwald stoneware was fired at about 1,250 degrees Centigrade which is very hot. At that temperature regular table salt vaporizes. The vaporized sodium from the salt forms a flux with the surface of the clay and the result is a glazed surface. If you want to get a feel for the salt [...]

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Westerwald Stoneware on Ebay

Understanding Westerwald Stoneware

Completed Ebay auctions are the best source of information about the current, real world, value of antiques and collectibles. However, determining accurate values takes some effort. When I was researching this post there were 56 items listed for a search of “Westerwald”. Some of these were postcards with pictures of the Westerwald region of Germany. [...]

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