For sale is a lovely piece of pottery made by the Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The piece is a rectangular shaped Vase perfect for displaying on a narrow  More »

For sale is a lovely piece of pottery made by the Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The piece is a rectangular shaped Vase perfect for displaying on a narrow shelf or mantle. The Vase measures 8" tall and is approximately 6" in diameter. It measures 5" deep and has an oval outside rim measurement of 4 1/4" by 3 3/8". The Vase is finished in the infamous Standard Glaze that was responsible for Rookwood's rapid rise to fame in the late 1800's. The Vase displays Daisies and Black Eyed Susans glazed in Fall colors of Yellow to Pumpkin Orange for the petals. The Flower Centers range from Mustard Yellow to a Deep Brown. They are painted on the upper portion of the vase set against a light moss green blending into a deep Green, Blue background.The bottom half of the vase has embossed vertical ribbing with the transition of the Pumpkin Orange to Deep Green. The Vase rests upon four squat feet to give some added height. There are two rope twisted handles that are applied at the shoulders and joined at the neck of the flared out rim. This is a beautiful piece of pottery that would look lovely with a bouquet of fall flowers such as mums for a holiday centerpiece or focal point. The Vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no nicks, chips, cracks or dings. There is some light crazing to the Vase but it is difficult to see unless under a bright light and does not detract from the value. The piece is signed with a reverse RP logo and seven flames above the RP which represent the year of manufacture which was 1893. There is also an impressed 195 which is an early shape number and the letter W which stood for the use of White clay on this particular piece. This is a very early piece of Rookwood Pottery and it is amazing to still be in such great shape for being almost 120 years old.   « Less

For Sale is a piece of Carnival Glass made by The Imperial Glass Company of Bellaire, Ohio. The item is a Vase and the pattern is known as "Ripple". The Vase is a tall size  More »

For Sale is a piece of Carnival Glass made by The Imperial Glass Company of Bellaire, Ohio. The item is a Vase and the pattern is known as "Ripple". The Vase is a tall size as it stands 12 7/8" tall and has a 3 1/4" base diameter. It measures approximately 4" in diameter at the top opening. This is considered a "Middle" size Vase in Ripple as that is determined by the base diameter. The exterior of the Vase depicts crisp horizontal rings that start at the base and softens in definition nearer the top. It is meant to simulate the rings or ripple from a pebble hitting the surface of a calm pond or water. The interior of the vase has evenly space vertical ribbing to give more depth to this pleasing pattern. There is a ruffled rim with six ruffles and the color is Purple. There is an Electric Blue/Purple Gold iridescence as you can see extremely strong hues of Golds, Fuchsia and Blue/Purples all over the exterior. My camera cannot capture the brilliant iridescence this Vase has. The Iridescence runs the entire height of the Vase. It is very strong at the bottom and the top. The Vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no chips, cracks, nicks or dings. The piece is not signed but guaranteed to be vintage Imperial. There is a 20 point star pattern on the bottom of the vase which is the norm for this lovely collectible in this size. The Vase was made Circa 1910-1912.   « Less

For sale is a wonderful Arts and Crafts piece of Art Pottery made by Hampshire Pottery of Keene, New Hampshire. The piece is called a "Lotus" Bowl and it is done in  More »

For sale is a wonderful Arts and Crafts piece of Art Pottery made by Hampshire Pottery of Keene, New Hampshire. The piece is called a "Lotus" Bowl and it is done in Hampshire's most Popular Matte Cucumber Green Glaze. The Bowl has some size to it as it is 10" in diameter and it stands 2 7/8" tall. This Bowl displays a wonderful Arts and Crafts Pattern of Embossed Water Lily Pods rising between two Lily Pads. There are 6 of these surrounding the Bowl. The Bowl has a very nicely mottled matte cucumber green glaze that Hampshire Pottery was most famous for. This Deep Matte Cucumber Green Glaze Rivaled any Matte Green Glaze produced by Grueby Faience of Boston, Mass. The bowl is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There is the usual waterproofing glaze firing lines on the bottom in 3 or 4 places. This is common on many Hampshire Pottery pieces. It is signed on the bottom side with the Incised "Hampshire Pottery" Script signature along with its shape number 57 and the M in a circle mark. Hampshire Pottery pieces with the M in a Circle puts that dating between 1904-1914. These were the years that he ran the Pottery and that mark was used to honor his Wife "Emoretta". She was the daughter of the founder, James Scollay Taft. Hampshire started producing Matte Glazes in 1891. This was 7 years earlier than their main Competitor Grueby Faience of Boston, Mass. Hampshire Pottery resembles the style of Grueby but were much more affordable as they were mold made pieces as opposed to hand thrown. This will make a wonderful addition to any matte Pottery collection of Art Pottery and would look great on that Stickley Mission Arts and Crafts Bookcase.   « Less

For sale is a beautiful piece of Art Glass made by Mont Joye of Paris, France. There are beautiful Enameled Tiger Lilies on a base glass of Cranberry to Clear. The Vase is  More »

For sale is a beautiful piece of Art Glass made by Mont Joye of Paris, France. There are beautiful Enameled Tiger Lilies on a base glass of Cranberry to Clear. The Vase is very tall as it stands 11 3/8" tall and is approximately 5" in diameter at the base. The opening at the top of the vase is 5 1/2" outside diameter. The Vase depicts wonderful enameling of a Pale Lavender to a medium Purple Lily Petal and another one that is a Pale Yellow and Cream with Green Veins in Full Bloom. There are also Two Lily Buds just to the left of each full Bloom Flower. The lower Bud is more than half opened with the top Bud just starting to open. There are also sprigs of fernery in the background painted in Gold that give the artwork a wispy feeling of Spring in the air. There are also leaves with nice shading throughout and is outlined in Gold and displays gold veins. The Vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no cracks, chips, nicks or dings. There is very minor gold enamel loss around the top rim as you can see that most of it is there. The beauty is in the Color and Enameling of the Vase. The Vase is signed in gold paint inside the polished pontil with the number "g51" or "146" or something along that line. This is probably the artist or finishers mark. The countersunk polished pontil is always the sign of quality piece of art glass. This is a brief History of Mont Joye Glass. Glass bearing the name «deVez», «Mont Joye», and «Pantin» was produced by the same company. E. S. Monot at La Villette near Paris founded this company in 1850. In 1859, known as «Cristallerie de La Villette» the company was transferred to Pantin, at that time a suburb of Paris and now a part of Paris. After F. Stumpf joined the company in 1868 it became «Monot & Stumpf». In 1873 Monot's son joined the company and the name changed to «Monot, Pere et Fils et Stumpf». About 1894 the company became known as the «Stumpf, Touvier, Violette & Cooye,» and the same company produced «Pantin». After WW1 merged with Legras & Cie. This is an extremely large Mont Joye Vase. You commonly find 6-8" Versions and sometimes you can find 10" ones. It is considerd rare to find one that is almost 12" tall. It was very common for these tall vases to get knocked over and broken. This one is NOT!! This Vase is in amazingly Great Shape for being 100+ years old. Mont Joye enameled glass was produced at the turn of the Century. It was extremely popular both in Europe and North America. This is an extremely large Mont Joye Vase.This type glass was of high quality and became very desirable among Fine Glass Collectors. This Vase was made Circa 1900-1915.   « Less

For sale is a lovely vase with a Wonderful Glaze combination made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Carnelian II" and the shape is  More »

For sale is a lovely vase with a Wonderful Glaze combination made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Carnelian II" and the shape is a Footed Double Handled Urn Shaped Vase. The Vase is has some size as it measures 7" tall and is 7" in diameter outside handles measurement. The foot has a diameter of 3 11/16". The Vase displays a Wonderful example of this Carnelian II Glaze. There is a deep rich Purple Wisteria Glaze with olive green runs. This glaze drips down into the pot as well as from the top edge and down towards the bottom of the Vase. It swirls into a Dusty Rose Bubble Gum Glaze at the bottom. It is then Marbleized with a lighter hue of Plum, more like Raspberry and Lilac. The Glaze is Goopy and drippy as you can see an feel the thickness around the pot. It kinds of reminds me of Cotton Candy as the Glaze Looks that Yummy. It is accented with Two Applied Art Deco Styled Handles that come of the top lip and reached down to the shoulder. The vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no cracks, chips, nicks or dings. The piece is signed on the bottom with Roseville's not so commonly found Black Paper Triangular Label. The Vase does not have any shape number written in a grease pencil. This would be considered Shape Number 331-7 in their Carnelian II Line. This Shape was adapted from the Carnelian I Line. This was not uncommon for Roseville to do this with the Carnelian II line in their earlier production years of this particular pattern. The inside of the Pot shows just how wonderful and Goopy this Glaze really is. There are nice runs of glaze all along the inside top lip. The piece has an Art Deco Appeal. This Vase is all about the Glaze and Form and this one has it all. This is a great example of this particular glaze and I'm quite sure the buyer will not be disappointed. The Vase was made circa, 1915-1927.   « Less

For sale is a wonderful piece of Art Pottery made by The Fulper Pottery Company of Flemington, NJ. The item is an Arts & Crafts Raised Footed bowl. The Bowl is a nice size as  More »

For sale is a wonderful piece of Art Pottery made by The Fulper Pottery Company of Flemington, NJ. The item is an Arts & Crafts Raised Footed bowl. The Bowl is a nice size as it stands 3 1/4" tall and is approximately 7 1/4" in diameter. The Bowl is done in one of Fulper Pottery's most beautiful and sought after glaze combinations called "Copper Dust". The Bowl Sits on top of 4 Raised Feet that resemble the feet of period furniture. This piece is definitely all about the glaze!! The Copper Dust Crystals are plentiful and brilliant!!. The inside lip of the bowl has the dark flambe rim that these copper dust crystals bleed down from and cover the entire inside of the bowl. The outside of the bowl is done is the same fashion. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There is a glaze burst on the outside rim and an inclusion on the outside underlip that is glazed over in the dark flambe glaze. The Vase is marked on the underside bottom with Fulper's Racetrack Ink Stamp Signature mark. This would date this Vase to be made Circa 1922-1928. This form was rarely made in this glaze and you Copper Dust Glaze Collectors don't let this one slip by. This is known as shape number 447 in the Fulper Pottery Catalog and is described as a "Footed Bowl" available in 2 sizes. The largest was 9 1/4" in diameter and the other being 7" in diameter. This is a wonderful example of this Form and Glaze from Fulper. The estate this came from was loaded with Gustav Stickley Furniture. I'm sure the Buyer will not be disappointed with their purchase. This would look outstanding on that Stickley, Mission, Arts and Crafts style Bookcase. This Glaze was extremely hard to photograph. The reflective glare from the crystals made it difficult to capture the true brilliance of this piece. The Bowl is much better in person than my camera could show!!   « Less

For sale is a very nice piece of Carnival Glass made by The Fenton Glass Company of Williamstown, West Virginia. The Pattern is "Holly" and the shape is known as a hat or  More »

For sale is a very nice piece of Carnival Glass made by The Fenton Glass Company of Williamstown, West Virginia. The Pattern is "Holly" and the shape is known as a hat or small vase. The Hat stands approximately 3 5/16" tall and is 5 7/8" in diameter at the widest part of the ruffle. The Vase or Hat depicts a pattern of embossed sprigs of holly berries set upon branches of holly leaves. They all climb from the interior center of the Vase which is plain. The exterior is plain as there is no pattern. The bowl is Blue with very Vibrant iridescence. The colors are bright and you can see brilliant Fuchsias, Greens and Blues on the interior and exterior of the piece. The Hat is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There are some straw marks in the center of the Vase which is a common occurance with carnival glass and does not detract from the value or beauty. The piece is unsigned as is true with this early pattern. Those Collector's of Blue and Fenton and want an excellent example in both form and Iridescence will be extremely pleased with their purchase. This piece is early as it was made Circa 1911-1915.   « Less

For sale is a very hard to find Rose Bowl Vase made by Fratelli Toso (Murano) of Italy. This Decoration of this Rose Bowl Vase is called "Millefiori" (a thousand flowers).  More »

For sale is a very hard to find Rose Bowl Vase made by Fratelli Toso (Murano) of Italy. This Decoration of this Rose Bowl Vase is called "Millefiori" (a thousand flowers). This Rose Bowl is a lovely Cabinet Size as it stands 3 1/4" (82.55 mm) tall and is 3 1/4" (82.55 mm) in diameter at its widest point. The Vase has an acid matte frosted background base glass. It displays an 8 crimped ruffled top border. The Millefiori decoration is simply outstanding!! It appears that there are no two Murrines exactly the same. They are tightly applied next to each other in a vertical fashion and cover the entire surface of the Vase. You can feel the raised relief of the decoration with your fingers when you run them across the surface. The Rose Bowl Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. The piece is not signed but the decoration is a well documented decor by Fratelli Toso. This is a Rare and early Piece of Murano Art Glass. This piece of glass was made Circa 1900-1920.   « Less

For Auction is a beautiful piece of Carnival Glass made by The Northwood Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. The pattern is known as "Petals" and the shape is a  More »

For Auction is a beautiful piece of Carnival Glass made by The Northwood Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. The pattern is known as "Petals" and the shape is a Compote. The Compote measures 3" tall at the tips of the ruffles and is 7 1/4" wide. It has a base diameter of 3 5/8". The Compote displays a large petaled Rosette in the center with seven rows of stippled petals or scales radiating from the center. It has a soft ruffle to the edge with eight ruffles. Dugan also did this pattern but not this Low Compote form. The base color of this compote is purple and there is no pattern on the exterior. The iridescence on this stunning piece is Electric as you can see vivid colors of Gold, Blue, Purple, Blue and Teal on the interior. The exterior of the compote has a silver iridescence. The piece is in near excellent condition as there is only a tiny flea nick which I have pictured with my 10X zoom lens and very hard to see. You can't even feel any roughness to the edge it is so minute. The piece is signed on the bottom with Northwood's N Underlined in a circle mark. Here is your chance to own a wonderful piece of Carnival Glass that is Electric yet affordable. The Compote was made Circa 1911-1917.   « Less

For sale is a Lovely piece of Art Glass blown by The Steuben Glass Company of Corning, New York. The item is a "Stemmed Champagne". The Champagne is blown in Frederick  More »

For sale is a Lovely piece of Art Glass blown by The Steuben Glass Company of Corning, New York. The item is a "Stemmed Champagne". The Champagne is blown in Frederick Carder's very desirable and hard to find "Selenium Red" Glass. The Stemmed Champagne stands 5 1/4" tall and the cup is 2 13/16" in diameter and the foot has a diameter of 2 1/2". The Stemmed Champagne displays a very beautiful rich clear Ruby Red glass. The round foot, stem and receiving cup are all made of this Rich Red Glass. It starts out with a round foot that has a tapered stem applied to it. It starts out slender at the bottom becomes a little wider at the top and then tapers back into the slender shape as it attaches to the underside of the receiving cup. This is very delicate to the touch. The receiving Cup has a unique shape as you can see. The Glass has a nice rolled top edge. The Champagne is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There are minimal scratches along the bottom. There is also a few tiny air bubbles in the stem and cup. This is quite common with early glass. The piece is Signed with remants of Steuben's Acid Etched Stamped "Fleur de Lis" Mark with "Steuben" inside on the bottom. Those of you who collect Colored Steuben and want a very nice example will be quite pleased with their purchase. This piece was made during the Frederick Carder Years, Circa 1918-1932.   « Less