This unusual 3-7/8" t. stein is a c. 1910-1920 advertising piece produced by Taylor Smith Taylor (East Liverpool, Ohio) as part of their Chester Hotel China line. The advertising is for Robert Smith's Musty Ale (made in Philadelphia). Exceptional condition, with only a few worn spots in the dark brown coloring (as shown).
This 5-7/8" t. biomorphic syrup jug was designed in the late 1940s by Eva Zeisel for Red Wing. She called her dinnerware line "Town and Country."
Beautiful dusty blue semigloss glaze. No nicks, chips, hairlines, or repairs. Under the lowest lip, there is a glazed-over factory chip (not damage), which was hard to photograph. ...click for details
This beautiful 6.25" t. x 8.5" covered casserole was designed in the 1940s or early 1950s by Edith Heath (1911-2005). It probably holds 2 quarts. This example probably dates to a later time, but there are no similar examples shown on the current website www.heathceramics.com.
Hand-crafted in the Mid-Century Modern style, this pie ...click for details
This fascinating and rare vase is 4.75" t. x 7.5" and represents the unique, eggshell-thin wheel-thrown "burnished earthenware" of Michael Morier, who was originally from Michigan (getting his BFA and MFA from Michigan State University). His work in represented in numerous museum collections.
This beautiful 5.5" t. handmade porcelain vase is the work of Karen Thuesen Massaro, whose website can be found at www.karentmassaro.com. There, in her artist statement, she writes,
"I make poems for the eye and the hand. Composite arrangements of forms support fired layers of color. Most of my sculptures have remained intimate ...click for details
This beautiful 6.5" t. handmade porcelain vase is the work of Karen Thuesen Massaro, whose website can be found at www.karentmassaro.com. There, in her artist statement, she writes,
"I make poems for the eye and the hand. Composite arrangements of forms support fired layers of color. Most of my sculptures have remained intimate ...click for details
This 8.75" t. example of Rosenthal Studio Linie (Germany) has stylish decorations in the manner of Roger Peyret. Great for a Mid-Century Modern decorating scheme. Believed to date to the 1960s or 1970s. No nicks, chips, cracks, or repairs.
This beautiful 6" vase is a rare example of Weller's seldom-seen Rubina line, which was roughly contemporary to Louwelsa, Souevo, Matt Ware, Fru Russet, and so on. The glaze is an oxblood lustre shading from deep crimson to almost black. There is some faint crazing that is not distracting. Marked X / 96 / 2.
This unusual example of Winfield Pasadena is a diamond-shaped bowl, 2.25" t. x 7.75" x 5". It is impressed WINFIELD and PASADENA and also has hand-incised glaze notations #12-80-81.
Colors are wine red interior with a dark cobalt blue exterior. No nicks, chips, hairlines, or repairs.
This fascinating 3-7/8" t. sculpture is made of translucent blue/lavender art glass and bears diamond-stylus markings giving many details, including the title:
