For Sale is a wonderful piece of art pottery made by The Grueby Pottery Company of Boston, Mass. The item is called a "Low or Bulb Bowl" and it is done in their desirable  More »

For Sale is a wonderful piece of art pottery made by The Grueby Pottery Company of Boston, Mass. The item is called a "Low or Bulb Bowl" and it is done in their desirable thick matte curdled green glaze. The bowl has some size as it stands 1 5/8" tall and 9 3/8" in diameter. The Bowl has a nice low profile. It has a very organic feel to it and it displays a very beautiful deep rich Leathery Matte Green Glaze. This is further accented with curdling in the Glaze. This is one of the Matt green Glazes that made Grueby Pottery famous and their pieces highly sought after by the Arts & Crafts collectors. This piece is hand thrown and you can see the horizontal indented rows on the exterior created by the Potters fingers. The inside has a glossy interior that has a celery green to dark green color and swirl pattern. The Bowl is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There is some wear to the glossy interior as you can see several scratches. This is typical and commensurate with its age. The Bowl is signed with Grueby's impressed circular signature mark which reads, "Grueby Pottery Boston USA" with the Flower emblem impressed in the middle. This is somewhat obscured by the glaze on the bottom but you can clearly see its the circular mark. There is also a square made in the green glaze. Great identifying mark if this was ever stolen. This is a very desirable shape and I'm sure the buyer will be quite pleased with it. Grueby Pottery has long been a favorite amongst the Arts & Crafts Pottery Collectors. Their Pottery has proven to be a sound investment even in the toughest of times. This is a nice example in very good condition and it will look just Great on that Stickley, Mission, Arts and Crafts Style Cabinet, bookcase or Table. Living just north of Boston has given me the opportunity to find some of the most unique matte green Grueby and Hampshire Pottery through the years. This piece is considered to be an early piece from Grueby Pottery and was made Circa 1899-1903.   « Less

For Sale is a wonderful and early form made by The Hampshire Pottery of Keene, New Hampshire. The form is call an "Artichoke" Vase and it is in the very desirable Matte  More »

For Sale is a wonderful and early form made by The Hampshire Pottery of Keene, New Hampshire. The form is call an "Artichoke" Vase and it is in the very desirable Matte Cucumber Green Glaze. The Vase stands 2 3/4" tall and is 4 3/4" in diameter. The Embossed Exterior of Vase displays a very realistic appearance of an "Artichoke". It has an outstanding matte Cucumber Green Glaze that resembles real Cucumber skin. The Leaves look Hand Carved with wonderful Veining running throught this nice vase. The Form is crisp and very well detailed. Some refer to this as a Cabbage Shape but it is really an Artichoke. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition free of nicks, chips, dings and hairlines. When looking directly into the Vase it is not perfectly symetrically and really has that hand and mold made look. The piece is signed with "Mount Vernon" written in block letters with the same green glaze as the vase. There is the Start of the letter "H" in Hampshire above this but the rest has been blocked out. The raised mold number 24 can clearly be seen and this is the shape number in the Hampshire Catalog pages. The Vase has that nicely ground bottom along with Hampshire Pottery's white clay bottom. You folks who collect and deal in Matte Green Art Pottery know exactly what you are looking at. It is my belief that Hampshire Pottery made this for "Mount Vernon" and I suspect it is the gift shop at George Washington, our First President 's estate. I would have to do further research to confirm this. I have owned at least 20 of these through the years and seen another 20-30 for sale. I have never had any of them signed in this manner and would consider this quite rare. I guess this would be considered an advertising piece as well. Hampshire Pottery 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. It is my assumption that this is an earlier piece of Hampshire. The M in a circle mark was used from 1904-1914. I would guess this piece was made, Circa 1898-1903. 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 lovely Art Pottery bowl made by the Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is known as "Apple Blossom" and the form is a "Console Bowl". The  More »

For sale is a lovely Art Pottery bowl made by the Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is known as "Apple Blossom" and the form is a "Console Bowl". The Console Bowl is very large as it stands 3 1/4" tall and measures 13" in diameter outside handles measurement. The inside of the bowl measures 10 3/4 inside edge measurement. The top lip curls in and is 9 3/4" in diameter. The Console Bowl depicts twigs of Apple Blossoms in Full Bloom on both sides. There are 2 twig style handles on each side to complete this naturalistic look. The background on this very Lovely Bowl is a subtle Salmon Pink with the Blossoms in a creamy white with soft green leaves. The pattern is some what repeated on both sides of the bowl. They are not exactly the same with both showing unopened flower buds. The piece is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips. The only issue to report is some crazing and a pencil tip glaze nick on one of the lobes and this is pictured. Crazing is common with this pattern and in all its glaze colors as well. This Console Bowl is signed with the raised relief "Roseville U.S.A." mark along with its mold number 330-10". There is also a small letter "x" and a large letter "P" with a dash written in a Blue Grease Pencil. These are more than likely the finishers marks.The Glaze Colors are bright and Vivid as is the Crispness of the Mold. I'm sure the buyer will be quite pleased with their purchase. This Console Bowl vase was made Circa 1948.   « Less

For Sale is a beautiful and colorful pattern produced by The Roseville Art Pottery Company of Roseville, Ohio. The pattern is called "Cosmos" and the shape is a double  More »

For Sale is a beautiful and colorful pattern produced by The Roseville Art Pottery Company of Roseville, Ohio. The pattern is called "Cosmos" and the shape is a double handled Rose Bowl Vase. The Rose Bowl is rather large as it stands 6 1/8" Tall and is 7 7/8" in diameter at its widest point. The Vase Display a Background color of matte Robins Egg Blue tones with Teal and Beige band. The textured background gives the appearance of a painted wicker basket. The Cosmos flowers are multi colored. There are beautiful orchids, lilac and Ivory Flowers all with yellow centers. The Vase is accented with 2 small applied ear shaped handles and an irregular shaped top opening. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. The piece is signed on the bottom with the "Roseville U.S.A." Raised Relief Signature Mark, as well as the shape number, 376-6". The signature is one of the most crisp I have ever seen. There is also the letter "l" written in Blue Ink or a grease pencil. This is probably the Finishers initial. This is a Quality piece of Roseville Art Pottery. This is one of the Cleanest, Crisp examples I have ever owned in this Pattern. Those of you who collect this pattern and want an excellent example both in form and Glaze, need not look any further. This Rose Bowl was made circa 1939.   « Less

For Sale is a lovely piece of art pottery made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The shape is a Jardiniere, Planter or Vase and the Pattern Line is called  More »

For Sale is a lovely piece of art pottery made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The shape is a Jardiniere, Planter or Vase and the Pattern Line is called "Matt Color" or "Ivory". The Jardiniere measures 3 5/8" tall and is 6 3/4" in diameter oputside handles measurement. The opening of this planter is 4 1/8" in diameter inside measurement and 5 1/8" outside rim diameter. The Planter displays a squat form with a wide rim that is further accented with 2 delicate looped handles. The Jardiniere has a smooth Satin Matte White Glaze. The Jardiniere has a raise circular ring in the neck of the vessel. It would also look great with an African Violet or small plant inserted with another pot as a liner. There were several colors done in this line by Roseville. It is known as Shape number 550-4" in the Roseville Catalog Pages. The Vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no cracks, chips, nicks or dings. It would make an excellent starter piece for a collector or simply a nice addition to someone who collects Matte Color. The piece is signed with the "Roseville" incised signature mark along with its mold number 550-4. This Planter was made Circa 1920-1925.   « Less

For Sale is a nice piece of art pottery made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is called "Jonquil" and the shape is a Double Handled Squat  More »

For Sale is a nice piece of art pottery made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is called "Jonquil" and the shape is a Double Handled Squat Vase. The Vase measures is a nice cabinet size as it stands 3" tall and is 7" in diameter outside handles measurement. The Vase depicts two bunches per side of three Jonquil Daffodils with yellow centers on a squat volcano shape. Each of them are embossed above tall green leaves on a mottled light Brown organic like background. There is darker brown shading around the flowers, rims and handles. There are two free flowing handles attached just under the rim looping out and under to the bottom. The handles have the appearance of what looks like a set of ears for handles. This is truly a beautiful pattern and a unique shape produced by Roseville Pottery. The vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no issues to report. The piece is unsigned as is the case with this pattern as most of them carried paper labels at one time. You can still see a number 3 and remnants of 2 numbers previous to the 3 written in a Red Grease Pencil. This is the remnants of the Shape number. This Vase is known as shape number 523-3" in the Roseville Pottery Catalog pages. Guaranteed to be original and in excellent shape free of nicks, chips, and hairlines. This is a hard to find shape in this pattern. This Vase was made Circa 1931.   « Less

For Sale is a Beautiful Art Pottery Vase made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Peony" and it is in the most popular large double  More »

For Sale is a Beautiful Art Pottery Vase made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Peony" and it is in the most popular large double handled vase shape. The Vase has some size to it as it 9 3/8" tall and is 7 3/4" in diameter outside handles measurement. The Vase displays a background of horizontal and vertical wavy ridges with a 2 color Glaze background. The Coral/Pink starts at the top of the Vase and changes at the bottom to a Deep Moss Green. The Vase displays 2 very beautiful embossed Yellow Peonies with Light Brown Pistils on one side with a Peony Flower in bloom and a flower bud on the other side. The vase is further accented with 2 wide Buttress style triangular handles. This is a very beautiful and Popular Roseville's Pattern. This Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, or chips. The only issue to report is the usual crazing with this glaze and a small nick on the very bottom side outside ring. This is meaningless and cannot be seen when displayed. There is also a glaze miss on the bottom of the triangular handled on the double Peony side. These are both pictured for you to view. The Vase is signed on the bottom in raised relief "Roseville U.S.A." and the mold number 64-9". There is also an small letter "x" and the letter "F" written in a blue grease pencil. These are more than likely the finisher's marks. This piece was made Circa 1942 during World War II. Those of you who collect this pattern and want a nice crisp example this would be an excellent choice.   « Less

For Sale is a lovely piece of Art Pottery made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Pinecone" and it is done in their highly collected  More »

For Sale is a lovely piece of Art Pottery made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Pinecone" and it is done in their highly collected and most Popular Blue background glaze. This Pattern is one of Roseville's most desirable to collect. The Jardiniere stands 4 1/8" tall and is 6 3/8" in diameter outside handles measurement. The inside rim of the Jardiniere measurements are 4 1/8" in diameter. The Jardiniere has a very pleasing Blue to speckled white background Glaze with the Background behind the Pine Needles being in the lighter speckled glaze. The piece depicts very realistic handles in the form of branches joined to a Pine Cone with Green Needles protruding from the Cone. The Pine Cone itself has very nice detail done in a light brown glaze color. The inside of the bowl is very clean and shows a tan to light brown glaze. This was Frank Ferrell's most popular design that he ever created while working at The Roseville Pottery Company. In fact, the company would have had to close it doors if it wasn't for the success of this line. The Pinecone line was considered the most Popular Line ever made at Roseville Pottery and that is still evident today. There are 4 colors that Pinecone was made and they are Blue, Brown, and Green and Pink. Pink Commands the Highest Price and is Rarely seen. Blue Commands the next highest price with Brown and Green not too far behind. The Jardiniere is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks nicks, chips or dings. The Vase is signed with the incised "Roseville" mark along with the pattern number 632-4" which is also incised. There is also a number 6 and large letter T lighting incised below the mold number. There is also the letter "N" or the number "2" depending how you look at it on the bottom. This is written in a blue glaze or grease pencil. More than likely this was the finishers number or Artist Initial. This is a quality piece of art pottery that will be a wonderful addition to any art pottery collection, especially those of you who collect Roseville Blue Pinecone. This Vase was made Circa 1935-1940.   « Less

For Sale is a lovely Art Pottery Vase made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Pinecone" and it is done in their highly collected  More »

For Sale is a lovely Art Pottery Vase made by The Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The Pattern is called "Pinecone" and it is done in their highly collected Brown background glaze. This Pattern is one of Roseville's most desirable to collect. The Vase is a nice size as it stands 7 5/16" tall and is 4 1/8" in diameter outside handles measurement. The top opening is 3 1/8" outside measurements. The Vase has a very pleasing Caramel Brown background Glaze with the background below the Pine Needles being a lighter yellow brown color. The piece depicts very realistic handles in the form of branches joined to a Pine Cone with Brown/Green Needles protruding from the Cone. The Pine Cone itself has very nice detail done in a light brown glaze color. The inside of the Vase is very clean and shows a blue green top opening glaze with a medium to light brown glaze underneath that reaching down to the bottom. The foot has a very "Futura" or futuristic style to it. This was Frank Ferrell's most popular design that he ever created while working at The Roseville Pottery Company. In fact, the company would have had to close it doors if it wasn't for the success of this line. The Pine Cone line was considered the most Popular Line ever made at Roseville Pottery and that is still evident today. There are 4 colors that Pine Cone was made and they are Blue, Brown, and Green and Pink. Pink Commands the Highest Price and is Rarely seen. Blue Commands the next highest price with Brown not too far behind. The Vase is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks nicks, chips or dings. This is really an excellent example as there isn't even a pin pop in the glaze. The Vase is signed with the "Roseville" incised mark along with the pattern number "840-7". There is the number "7" or the letter "L" depending how you look at it on the bottom. This is written in a dark blue grease pencil. More than likely this was the finishers number or Artist Initial. There is also the number "838" written in a red grease pencil. This was the way Roseville marked their pieces with the form number on items that did not carry a signature mark or only had a foil label. This is an oddity and mistake as the form number is actually a 840-7". This is a hard to find vase in the Roseville Pinecone line. I'm quite sure the buyer will be quite pleased with their purchase. This Vase was made Circa 1935-40.   « Less

For Sale is a lovely piece of art pottery made by the Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is called "Snowberry" and the shape is a double handled vase.  More »

For Sale is a lovely piece of art pottery made by the Roseville Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio. The pattern is called "Snowberry" and the shape is a double handled vase. This piece of Pottery is a nice cabinet size as it stands 6 1/4" tall and is approximately 4 1/2" in daimeter outside handles measurement. The top opening is 3 3/8" in diameter outside measurements. The pattern is a very Pleasing one as it depicts very Nice clusters of White Berries with a handful of Detailed Green Leaves on Brown winding branches flowing from the top to the bottom. This is set against a Matt Country Blue Glaze. There are two wonderfully applied buttressed triangular shaped handles on each side that come up off the waist of the vessel and they attach just under the top rim. These handles are molded right into the body. The Vase is considered to be in Excellent Condition as there are no cracks, chips, nicks or dings. The piece is signed with the raised relief "Roseville U.S.A. 1V-6" signature and mold mark. There is also a letters V and N written in a blue glaze or grease Pencil. More than likely theses are finishers initials. This Blue Snowberry Vase was made Circa 1947.   « Less