| In the 1930's Leerdam began to experiment with a new technique which used small grains of glass and a pressing machine. The first results were called Graniver and the process was used to manufacture opaque pots and bowls. In total the factory produced seven graniver products in a range of sizes and colours sometimes with stands or liners. The process was cheap and innovative but also brought some inherent problems. The bowls and dishes made in this technique are very vulnerable to chips and hairline cracks. The colour of the glass grains is often not thoroughly mixed, which leads to a marbled effect or other patches of darker colour. This small group of objects has become a fiercely competitive area of collecting. More expensive than the pots and bowls, are the black stands on which they were intended to stand. Not only are the stands very susceptible to damage, but they were sold as a separate item, and many buyers decided to buy a pot without a stand. The recent rapid price rises in the market imply that prices will need to be updated regularly. Prices are based on Good/Very Good condition (no chips and only minor hairline fractures/colour imperfections). The high premiums paid for A1-Perfect examples makes it hard to establish maximum prices. |
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| AD Copier - 1928 Five Round Cactus Pots; in red, yellow and blue graniver KO 522 (155 x 170mm) KO 510 (120 x 125mm) KO 511 (100 x 102mm) KO 512 (84 x 90mm) KO 513 (60 x 62mm)
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| AD Copier - 1928 Stands for Five Round Cactus Pots in black, black satin and black graniver KO 523 (22 x 155mm) KO 518 (17 x 130mm) KO 519 (15 x 110mm) KO 520 (13 x 93mm) KO 521 (10 x 68mm) It is also known that these stands were produced in coloured graniver, but these items are also missing from the reference books. ![]() |
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| AD Copier - 1928 Four(?) Shallow Cactus Pots; in in red, blue and yellow graniver KO 524? (85 x 220mm) Not catalogued KO 514 (73 x 200mm) KO 515 (63 x 178mm) KO 516 (55 x 154mm) KO 517 (39 x 108mm) ![]() |
These shallow pots are intended to make use of the same stands as the Five Round Cactus Pots as listed above. The largest size was a late addition to the catalogue, and does not appear in most lists although it was also popular. ![]() |
| AD Copier - 1929 Hanging Flower Pot; and liner in light blue graniver or clear glass Holder KO 1211 (190 x 215mm) Liner KO 1212 (190 x 215mm) ![]() |
The rarest of the graniver designs is the hanging flowerpot designed in 1929. Three external glass handles are used to suspend it. ![]() |
| AD Copier - 1929 Two Square Cactus Pots; with interlocking motief in red, yellow or darkblue graniver Low model KO 1265 (94 x 105mm) High model KO 1264 (125 x 105mm) ![]() |
The best known of Copier's graniver designs was to become a deco design-classic. These square pots with black stands became available just as cactus growing enjoyed a boom in popularity. Alongside Mondriaan's paintings and Rietveld's furniture, the square cactus pot is a key piece in any collection. ![]() |
| AD Copier - 1929 Stand for Square Cactus Pots Standard size KO 1277 (20 x 105mm) ![]() |
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| AD Copier - 1930 Ashtray in black graniver, white or white satin, colopal or green glass KO 1205 (52 x 187mm) ![]() |
A number of ashtrays from the H-collection may also be found in black graniver ![]() |
| AD Copier - 1930 Bowl for Wet Fruit KO 1207 (90 x 242mm) ![]() |
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| AD Copier - 1934 Four Round Flower Pots; in lime-green roccaver KO 1601 (122 x 155) KO 1600 (110 x 140) KO 1599 (95 x 120) KO 1598 (80 x 100) ![]() |
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| AD Copier - 1934 Stands for Four Round Flowerpots; in black graniver KO 1605 (26 x 155) KO 1604 (23 x 140) KO 1603 (20 x 120) KO 1602 (18 x 100) ![]() |
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| AD Copier - 1934 Square Flower Pot; in lime-green roccaver KO 1606 (120 x 200mm) ![]() |
The Square Flowerpot is larger than it's predecessors, although it fits onto the same base as the Square Cactus Pots (see KO 1277, above) ![]() |
| AD Copier - 1952 Walu; Four flowerpots in green-yellow graniver KN 2576 (117 x 189mm) KN 2563 (99 x 158mm) KN 2565 (84 x 134mm) KN 2578 (71 x 115mm) ![]() |
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| AD Copier - 1952 Walu - Stands for Four Flowerpots in green-yellow graniver KN 2577 (36 x 189mm) KN 2564 (32 x 158mm) KN 2566 (26 x 134mm) KN 2579 (23 x 115mm) ![]() |
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