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Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Egyptian Jug Rare Antique Art Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: English: Pottery: Pre 1910 item# 1147288
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $295.00
This amazing stoneware jug has sprigged-on figures and hieroglyphs of ancient Egyptian culture. It was made by Doulton Lambeth, and the Rd. No. 121031 dates the design to 1889. (This specific piece may have been made a few years later... say, to 1905.) The spout is sculpted in the form of the Pharoah, and the figures are gods of the variou ...click for details

North Dakota WPA Pottery 2 Transportation Plaques Rare Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Pottery: Pre 1950 item# 1147263
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $3750.00 (for both)
These two unusual wall plaques were made by workers in the North Dakota WPA program, between 1936 and 1942, which was intended to help teach people how to make a living as artists. (There is a short informative article on Wikipedia called "North Dakota Pottery.") The story of this concern is connected to that of UND (University of North Dakota) as well as DICKOTA and Rosemeade. ...click for details

AETCO 1914 Jasper Wedgwood Type American Art Tile Cameo Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Pottery: Pre 1920 item# 1147256
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $75.00
This interesting piece could easily be made into a pendant for a necklace and was perhaps meant for that purpose, instead of a more traditional tile. I do not know the history of the piece, although Radford is better known for jasperware (a bisque-like medium) than is AETCO (the American Encaustic Tiling Company, Zanesville, OH). Appears ...click for details

Meric Art Studios 1930s Matte Green Castle Vase Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Pottery: Pre 1940 item# 1083581
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 S * O * L * D
This is an unusual example of Meric Art Ware (East Liverpool, Ohio), made in the early 1930s. It measures 6" x 6" and has an olive or willow green glaze that is partly glossy and partly matte, well-suited to the busy scene in relief all around, depicting a castle with its drawbridge down, a knight on horseback, mountains, and clouds. ...click for details

Meric Art Studios Art Deco Cobalt Blue Vase 2125 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Pottery: Pre 1940 item# 1083579
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $195.00
This is an unusual example of Meric Art Ware (East Liverpool, Ohio), made in the early 1930s. It measures 10.75" tall x 8.25" x 7.5" and has medium-relief roses and ribbons on both sides--and outrageous reticulated handles that look like wings, giving the whole design an Austrian look. Glossy cobalt blue. No nicks, chips, h ...click for details

Dionne Quints Baby Feeding Dish Souvenir Canada Rare Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Nostalgia: Pre 1940 item# 1083570
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $15.00
This unusual commemorative piece is a metal baby feeding dish embossed with the names and images of the famous Canadian quintuplets, born in 1934 to a family named Dionne. If you Google, you will find numerous fascinating websites devoted to this family. Measures 1.25" tall x 6" diameter. In good condition. There are the expect ...click for details

Doris Hall Enamel Copper 1950 Art Deco Horse Plaque MCM Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Enamel: Pre 1960 item# 1083567
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $295.00
This impressive large 11.25" Doris Hall enamel dates to around 1950. A classic Cleveland School artist, Doris Hall was one of the enamelists featured in Painting with Fire, the recent exhibition that finally put American modern enamel art onto the map. This example features a brilliant red horse icon at the center, with peacock-feat ...click for details

Roseville Pottery Falline 652-9" Vase Crisp Art Deco Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Pottery: Pre 1940 item# 1083518
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $595.00
This is a beautiful Roseville Pottery (Zanesville, Ohio) Falline 652-9" vase, with beautiful coloring and crisp pea pods and background details. Factory new! Note that beneath the handles, the mold is a bit fuzzy. There is also one pea pod with a darker green spot at the bottom, from glaze pooling. Still, one would never display the ...click for details

Roseville Pottery Dahlrose Protype Experimental Vase Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Porcelain: Pre 1930 item# 1083517
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $495.00
This is a rare Art Deco or arts & crafts 1920s era Roseville Pottery (Zanesville, Ohio) Dahlrose triple bud vase. Lovely shape, with extremely crisp details in both background, flowers, and leaves, with a Futura style shape. Measures about 6" tall x 7" long. The shape is hard to find, but this example is even better--as it ...click for details

WV Artist Joe Lung Studio Art Pottery Porcelain Bowl 2 Catalogue: Artists: Ceramics: Porcelain: Pre 1990 item# 1083501
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $75.00
This beautiful and curious decorative porcelain tray was made by Chinese-born West Virginia artist Joseph ("Joe") Lung, and is marked with his hand-inscribed calligraphy on the bottom. The mysterious nude figure, vegetation, and animals are reminiscent of Greek mythology, paintings by Henri Rousseau (such as The Dream), and the ...click for details

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