Peter Krebs Pot Auction in aid of the IBC

Peter Krebs has very kindly donated these beautiful pots for us to auction. Bidding can start now at €50 (that's Euro's for anyone who is unfamiliar).

Pot above is 31.5 cm x 24 cm x 8.2 cm

The first pot.
I made this oval pot in April 1991.
It has been potted without a mould, only by hand and fired at about 1220° C.
It is a replica of an old Chinese pot. I was fascinated by the old pot with the dominant far-protruding upper rim, a sign of an old pot. The small feet look very elegant.

An ideal pot for an azalea, a flowering or fruit-bearing tree. At the bottom of the pot a double floor can be seen. A little haiku by master "Basho" decorates the bottom of the pot, so that we have a little joy when we repot the bonsai.

When I came to the mountain path,
Attracted me somehow
The violet in the grass.

Basho



This pot is Diameter: 38 cm x 7 cm high

The second pot,
this is a pot for a bunjin tree, with a single or multiple trunk. It is ideal for a Japanese white pine, red pine or Chinese juniper because of its feminine shape.
This pot was made in November 2007 without a mould or potter's wheel, just by hand. It was fired at about 1220° C.
At the bottom of the pot a haiku by master "Basho" is inscribed.

So red, so red now
The sun and without mercy
The wind of autumn.

Basho

The winning bidder will be the one that posts the highest bid before the cutoff time of 6pm GMT Sunday 6th of December.

Peter has very kindly offered to pay the postage himself, wherever the winning bidder lives.

If you are unsuccessful, don’t despair, there are several more potters and pots to come.

All righty then....
I'll start 'er off with the 50 Euro to clear the playing field .....
Beautiful pots.
Regards,
Dale

Lets get serious here 101 euros is my bid

Tony

150 euro

200 euro

Beautiful beautiful pots Peter

Regards

Andy

P.S I am going to hold my bid till last knockings

Is that one bid for both pots or are the bids doubled to get each pot? (That's a standard auction ploy for multiple item auctions.)

Good question Rob and I'm happy to clear it up. Nothing underhanded like that here, one bid for the two pots. It will not be doubled and the postage is free.

Hi pot friends and girls

Now it gets exciting!!!

The proceeds of the two pots is not for me, but for all of us here in the forum.
So, open your wallet and has generously for a good cause.

P.S. The lotus-pot was in this ancient form, only two times I have used for pottery.
This one was the first pot, and is almost antique at 18 years

Best regards
Peter

220!

250 euro...

Congratulations and thank you Hans.

I'm contacting you by PM.

Congratz Hans!
Great pots, great fun!
You guys must have been sitting there at your computers with your watches in hand, Two bids in last 5 minutes!! Last bid in the last minute!

Dale

Dale Cochoy wrote: Last bid in the last minute!

Dale

And it was still a long minute, refreshing my screen for a possible newer and higher bid. But it seems it was my lucky day today!!!

Regards,
Hans

Hi Hans in Luck,

Congratulations, I can drop off the pots and almost on a bicycle.

I Maile you tomorrow when I (or the post office), the pots brought on the trip.

Best regards
Peter

Congratulations Hans, you made a big catch. European pot history for a friendly price -
"Hans im Glück".
Best regards Horst

Well done Hans excellent purchase

Unfortunatley a sad family crisis prevented me from getting online to bid

Looking forward to seeing the next auction

All the best

Andy

Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction.
One more step.

Hello Andy.
The family is more important, there are so many pots.

Best regards
Peter

Peter

Family is always my priority and as you said there will always be pots even after we have long gone.
However I am determined to own a krebs pot. Perhaps you could email me at andy@stonemonkeyceramics.co.uk with some shohin pots that you have avaliable for sale so I can add one to my collection

Kind regards

Andy