Painterly Studio Pottery Vase – Wolf-Diether Pölloth, Late 20th Century

Description: Hand-thrown stoneware vase by German ceramic artist Wolf-Diether Pölloth, featuring a rounded bottle form and layered glaze painting in black, smoky grey and rose-pink. The flowing colour fields and exposed reddish-brown clay reflect Pölloth’s expressive approach to postwar German studio ceramics.

• Dimensions: H 27 cm, W 15 cm, D 15 cm
  
• Material: Glazed stoneware
  
• Brand: Wolf-Diether Pölloth Studio
  
• Designer: Wolf-Diether Pölloth
  
• Color: Black, grey, rose-pink and reddish brown
  
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition; no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations
  
• Era: Late 20th century, circa 1970s–1990s
  
• Origin: Germany
  

The vase makes a strong standalone accent on a console, sideboard or open shelf, particularly in modernist, contemporary and art-led interiors. Display it unfilled to emphasise the painterly glaze, or pair it with a single dark branch for added height.

Wolf-Diether Pölloth (1937-1999) was a German ceramic artist trained in Selb and later based in Hof, Bavaria. Known for his hand-thrown stoneware vessels and painterly glaze compositions, he combined restrained forms with flowing layers of black, grey, rose and earthy tones. His signed studio ceramics are collected as distinctive examples of postwar German Studiokeramik.