A Brief History of Bauer Pottery

Starting in Louisville, Kentucky, and then flourishing in Los Angeles, California, J. A. Bauer Pottery Company created simple, yet beautiful stoneware from the late 1880s to the early 1960s.  With lines ranging  from redware flowerpots to brilliantly colored dinnerware, Bauer Pottery was a staple in American homes for many decades.

Inspired by the weather and lifestyles of Southern California, Bauer Pottery created many different lines for the home and garden. 

redware kiln 1913

calendar art from 1930s

Bauer introduced new, richly colored styles after the Depression which met with overwhelming success.  It wasn't long before all the major pottery companies in the United States began to follow with their own interpretations of Bauer's vision

Today, the work of J.A. Bauer has been reintroduced by a ceramics studio in Los Angeles, located just minutes from the original plant.  The new Bauer line, Bauer 2000,  is being produced using original pieces as models, with an emphasis on items originally manufactured by Bauer in the 1930s and 40s.

Bauer Pottery has become highly collectible.

1958 advertisement