For sale is a nice Arts and Crafts shaped Pitcher made by The Zanesville Stoneware Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Cabinet Pitcher or Creamer Stands 3 5/8" tall and  More »

For sale is a nice Arts and Crafts shaped Pitcher made by The Zanesville Stoneware Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Cabinet Pitcher or Creamer Stands 3 5/8" tall and is 3 1/8" in diameter from outside Handle to tip of Spout. The Pitcher or Creamer is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, chips, nicks, or dings. The only issues are very minor. There are some irregularities in the making. You can also just barely see the mold line. This is factory and Not Damage. The piece is signed with it mold shape number D 1. It also displays that Zanesville Sandy Bottom Beige Clay. This is probably one of the most popular Glazes in the Zanesville Stoneware Pottery Line. The Cabinet Pither or Creamer was made Circa 1912-1920.   « Less

For sale is a Splendid Arts and Crafts Style Vase made by the Zanesville Stoneware Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Vase is done in the very desirable Matt Green  More »

For sale is a Splendid Arts and Crafts Style Vase made by the Zanesville Stoneware Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Vase is done in the very desirable Matt Green Glaze and the shape is what we call a "Ovoid" Shaped Vase. The Vase is rather large as it stands 8 5/8" tall and is 6" in diameter at the bulge. The Vase depicts an embossed Stylized Flower on a Stem surrounded by two elongated Leaves on the front and back side. The Matt Green Glaze is wonderful in the Arts and Crafts decorating scheme. The Matt Green Glaze is very similar to Hampshire Pottery's Cucumber Matte Green Glaze. This is one of Zanesville most Popular Patterns and glazes. It was specifically designed to compete against the other Matte green Glazes produced by Weller, Teco, Grueby, Roseville and Hampshire. These were contemporaries to Zanesville at the turn of the Century. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, or chips. The only issues is the usually glaze pops and some crazing and is common with most Zanesville pieces. There is a small area on the lip that shows a minor glaze miss. This is Factory as it was made this way. The Vase is unsigned but it is know as shape number 101. Usually these numbers are impressed into the bottom but for some reason this one is missing it. This is a wonderful form and would look just fine in any early Matte Green Art Pottery Collection. I'm sure it would look just fine on that Stickley Bookcase. This Vase was made in the early 1900's, Circa 1910-1920.   « Less

For Auction is a wonderful Arts and Crafts Shaped Vase made by The Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The shape is a Squat Indian Snake Basket Vase. The Vase is a  More »

For Auction is a wonderful Arts and Crafts Shaped Vase made by The Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The shape is a Squat Indian Snake Basket Vase. The Vase is a nice cabinet size as it stands 3 1/2" tall and is 4 5/8" wide at the waist. The Vase displays a very pleasing shape as well as an Arts and Crafts design. The shape is reminiscent of an Indian Snake Basket with an Native Indian design. The design consists of 3 bordered circular rings around the neck of the vessel. The center ring displays a wavy inner ring. The Waist to the foot tapers very sharply and has 14 Fluted Ribs. The is a bordered ring that circles the waist and touches all of these flutes. This piece has a very nice and subtle jade green colored glaze. This Vessel is accented with 2 small looped Handles that rises up from the body and rolls over and connects in the neck into the pattern. The Vase is considered to be in excellent shape as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. The Vase is signed on the bottom with Rookwood's Impressed Reverse "RP" and Sunburst Logo along with the roman numerals XXXII for the year of manufacture, 1932 and the mold number 6103. This is a very Nice Glaze on a Great Arts and Crafts Shape. Those of you who collect Arts and Crafts Shaped and Design pieces will surely welcome this one into their collection. As always, it would look outstanding on that Stickley Arts and Crafts Style Bookcase.   « Less

For sale is a wonderful Arts and Crafts piece of Art Pottery made by The Marblehead Pottery Company of Marblehead, Massachusetts. The Shape is the very desirable Mission  More »

For sale is a wonderful Arts and Crafts piece of Art Pottery made by The Marblehead Pottery Company of Marblehead, Massachusetts. The Shape is the very desirable Mission Shaped Raised Centerpiece bowl or Planter. The Bowl is kind of large as it stands 3" tall and is 9" in diameter. The Bowl or Planter is covered in a Smooth Speckled Indigo Glaze. This is also known as the infamous "Marblehead Blue Glaze". This is such a pleasing Matt Blue Glaze and I can see why it was so popular during the day. The Inside displays a lighter Matt Robins Eggs Blue Waterproofing Glaze. The two tones of Blue look outstanding together. The Bowl is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There are a few pin indent areas on the outside of the Bowl in the glaze. This is considered Factory as it was made this way. When you hold this Bowl in your hands you can immediately feel Quality. It has good weight and feels solid. You can also feel this is handmade. When you run your fingers on the inside of the bowl you can feel grooves on the inside walls. This is the tell tale sign of a hand thrown piece. The Bowl is signed on the bottom with the Impressed Ship Logo along with the Initials "M" and "P" on each side of the sails for "Marblehead Pottery". This is a very nice example of this form and Glaze. This is a very hard to find form in the Bowl Shapes. I have only seen a handful of these in my 38+ years as a Collector/Dealer. I am quite sure the buyer will be quite happy with their purchase. It will look just wonderful for those decorating in the Arts and Crafts, Mission Style Decor. It would look outstanding on a Stickley Furniture Bookcase or Dining Room Table. Marblehead Pottery was established in 1904 by Dr. Herbert J. Hall as a Studio Art Pottery in Marblehead, Massachusetts using the art and technique of ceramics manufacturing and decorating as a rehabilitation and therapeutic aid to local sanitarium patients at Hall's Devereux Mansion Sanitarium. Marblehead Pottery stopped producing Art Pottery in 1936. Marblehead Pottery was a small Pottery Company never employing more than 6 workers. Their Pottery is considered somewhat scare as compared to their Contemporaries of the day. The collectors that have collected their pieces rarely let them go.   « Less

For Auction is a Lovely Vase made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesvile, Ohio. The pattern is "Clematis" and I have a nice size Double Handled Vase Form done in the  More »

For Auction is a Lovely Vase made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesvile, Ohio. The pattern is "Clematis" and I have a nice size Double Handled Vase Form done in the most Popular Blue Glaze. The Vase Stands 7 1/4" Tall and is 5 3/16" inches in diameter outside Handles measurement. The piece displays a Salmon to White Embossed Flowers and Yellow Flower Centers on a Tree like Textured Matte Blue Background. It is accented with Embossed Medium Green Foliage Leaves. The Vase is accented with Two Buttress Style Handles that reach out from just under the lip and drop down to the shoulder. The detail is Crisp and Sharp. The piece is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. The only issues to report is some light crazing and this is under extreme light. This seems to be common with this glaze for Clematis as I have a bowl that has some as well. There is an inclusion in one of the Clematis Flower petal ends. This is Factory as it was made this way. The piece is signed with the "Roseville U.S.A." raised relief mark along with the Mold number 105-7" which is also in raised relief. There is also letters written in pencil above the Roseville Raised mark. There is the large letter "C" the number "1" and a small letter "c" written in Blue Glaze or a Grease Pencil. These are probably the Artist initial and finishers number. Those of you looking for a Nice Crisp example in a nice cabinet size do not want to pass this one up. The Vase was made Circa 1944 during World War II.   « Less

For sale I have a nice piece of pottery made by the Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is "Zephyr Lily" and the shape is a Tall Double Handled Vase.  More »

For sale I have a nice piece of pottery made by the Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is "Zephyr Lily" and the shape is a Tall Double Handled Vase. The Vase is large as it measures 10 3/8" tall and is 5 1/4" in diameter outside handle measurement. The Base or Foot of the Vase measures 3 15/16" in diameter. The Vase depicts tall lilies with slender stems and leaves in the background. The Flowers and Leaves are done in Raised Relief. The Background Glaze is blended from a Light Jade Green to Deep Teal Green . There are two Flowers on the front of the vase and one is glazed in a Creamy Yellow Color and the leaves are a Yellow Green. The second flower is a Salmon Pink and they both have brown pistils. The flower on the backside of the vase is glazed in the yellow tones. There are 2 Large Applied Handles that start at the Waist and are joined at the lower Neck of the vessel. This form is desirable and shows minimal signs of use. The Vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no chips, cracks, nicks or dings. The piece is signed with the raised relief mark of Roseville U.S.A. 137-10". There is also a Letter B in Black Grease pencil and the number 27 which are more than likely the finishers marks. There is also a freehand incised letter Z which is also a makers mark. This is a large piece of Zephyr Lily and are usually found with cracks and chips. They are large and got knocked over. I am Happy to report that this one DOES NOT have cracks or chips. This is somewhat a Rare form as it is Hard To Find. Purchase with Confidence as this would be an excellent addition to one's Art Pottery Collection especially that of Roseville Zephyr Lily. This Vase was made, Circa 1946.   « Less

For sale is a Lovely Art Glass Paperweight made by Orient & Flume of Chico, California. The Paperweight is in the Shape of an Egg and is decorated nicely. The Paperweight  More »

For sale is a Lovely Art Glass Paperweight made by Orient & Flume of Chico, California. The Paperweight is in the Shape of an Egg and is decorated nicely. The Paperweight Egg stands 2 3/4" tall and is 2 1/4" in diameter. The Paperweight displays a wonderful pattern of Stylized Flowers rising up from the bottom of the weight. Some of these look like they are growing from Stems and some from Leaves. These Flowers are set against a beautiful Peacock Blue Iridescence background. The Flowers are done in white with orange/red center. The leaves are a nice moss green in color. There are 4 Flowers on the weight. Their graduate from low to high in a spiral manner so when you turn the weight each side looks different. The Paperweight is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips, or dings. The piece is signed on the bottom outside edge "Orient + Flume" written in script along with "E160 Jn 1976". This means this piece was made in June of 1976. There is also the original round paper label on the bottom. Orient + Flume was started by well known glass artist David Hopper who got the first MA in glass from San Jose State in 1969 and his wife Shari Maxson Hopper and their partner Douglas Boyd who got his degree from SJS in a combination of glass and clay. The partnership ended in 1982 and the glass production after that has changed since David was the lead glassblower everyday and Douglas does not blow glass anymore since the late 70's. This is one of Orient + Flumes earlier works as they were founded in 1972 by noted glass artist David Hopper. This is only 6 years into their History and a very nice example at that. This is a quality Art Glass Egg Paperweight made by one of the Finest Art Glass Blowers of Today. This will look wonderful in any Art Nouveau Decor as well as enhancing any Art Glass Paperweight Collection.   « Less

For sale is a lovely Art Glass Vase made by Loetz Klostermuehle of Bohemia which is now the modern day Czech Republic. The Pattern is called "Papillon" and the form is a  More »

For sale is a lovely Art Glass Vase made by Loetz Klostermuehle of Bohemia which is now the modern day Czech Republic. The Pattern is called "Papillon" and the form is a pinched or thumbprint Trefoil flower vase. The Vase is a nice size as it stands 5 1/4" tall and has a diameter of 4" at its widest point. The bottom of the vase has a diameter of 2 1/8". The Vase has an outstanding Gold Papillon (Oil Spot) Decoration. The elongated mottles are tightly packed next to each other in a vertical fashion. The iridescence is just outstanding as you can see vivid colors of Golds, Blues, and and some Fuchsia along with Platinum Blue on the bottom side. The vase displays a classic Austrian Shape with a Three Fold Top with the thumbprint indentations perfectly shaped between each fold in the middle of the vase. The vase has kind of a swollen shape with thumbprint indents. The base glass is clear glass with this applied Papillon Decoration. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. The opening at the top has a nicely fire polished Trefoil lip. The bottom has a counter sunk polished pontil. This is the sign of a quality piece of Art Glass. The Vase is unsigned as is typical of most Loetz vases. It more than likely had a paper label at one time. There is no doubt that this is Loetz as this decorated pattern technique is a well documented pattern design. The vase is very clean outside and in and it shows minimal signs of use. This is one of the nicest Gold Papillon Trefoil Vases that I have ever owned. The decoration is brilliant and well defined. I'm quite sure the lucky buyer will be quite pleased with their purchase. This vase was made circa 1899-1905 and is considered the early years for Loetz.   « Less

For sale is a beautiful Carnival Glass Swung Vase made by The Northwood Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. The pattern is known as "Tree Trunk" and is a deep Purple.  More »

For sale is a beautiful Carnival Glass Swung Vase made by The Northwood Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. The pattern is known as "Tree Trunk" and is a deep Purple. The Vase measures 7" tall at the tips of the ruffles and has a base diameter of 3 3/8". The opening at the rim of the vase measures approximately 4 7/8" wide outside rim measurement. The Vase displays different sized and sporadically placed hobs with raised crescent lines in between to give a bark or tree trunk appearance. This vase has a nice wide flaring rim to accommodate a nice bouquet of flowers. The iridescence on this piece is spectacular as you can see vivid colors of Gold, Blue, Purple, Blue and Teal on the interior and exterior. I would almost call this Electric!!This was a very popular pattern of Northwood and was made in four different sizes in Carnival Glass which are squat, standard or mid size, funeral and elephant foot. It was also one of the few patterns done in Opalescent Glass as well. This is considered squat as it stands 7" at the tips. The piece is in excellent condition as there are no cracks, chips, nicks or dings. 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 Art Glass that is 100 years old and made by one of the Great Master's In American Art Glass. The Vase was made Circa 1911-1917.   « Less

For sale is a Beautiful Gold Vase made by The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company of Maspeth (Queens), Long Island New York. The Vase is a nice cabinet size as it stands  More »

For sale is a Beautiful Gold Vase made by The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company of Maspeth (Queens), Long Island New York. The Vase is a nice cabinet size as it stands 1 11/16" tall and has a diameter of 3 1/4" The Vase displays a very strong Gold Iridescence with strong hues of Fuchsia on the inside and Rich Platinum Blues on the outside. The Vase has a very nice rolled top edge. I have seen this shape with Quezal Vases before and they always had ribbing. This is the first time I have seen this Vase with no Ribbing. Some may refer to this as a Master Salt but I feel it is a Cabinet Vase. Please correct me if I am wrong. When I first saw this piece I thought it was a piece of Steuben Aurene because of the brilliant Gold Iridescence to it. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There are a few minor scratches on the bottom and this is common for its age. This piece has a nice counter sunk polished pontil. The sign of a Quality piece of Art Glass. The Vase is signed on the bottom inside the counter sunk pontil and is marked "Quezal". Martin Bach Sr. was the founder of Quezal. He worked for L.C.T. Tiffany Studios from 1892-1902. The quality of his glass was as good as Tiffany, Steuben and Loetz. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Co was in business from 1902-1924. Quezal vases Rarely come up in today's market. It appears that the collectors do not want to let these go. I'm quite sure the buyer will be quite pleased with their purchase. This Vase was made Circa 1910-1915.   « Less