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Don Pilcher Oxblood Porcelain Studio Art Bowl Red Rare Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Porcelain: Pre 1980 item# 1083597
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $155.00
This beautiful covered bowl (or box) was hand-made by Illinois-based potter Don Pilcher, who taught art at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for many years and who, since 2002, has been making Funk-Art-inspired ceramics a la Georgette Ohr, called "Rascal Ware." However, many years earlier he worked in porcelain and developed an intimate knowledge and mastery of his medium. Read his article "Looking at Looking" here for a hint of the deep sophistication with which he ...click for details

Molly Cowgill Bisque Porcelain Studio Art Vase Pottery Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Porcelain: Pre 1980 item# 1083595
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $95.00
This beautiful vase was hand-made by studio artist Molly Cowgill, some of whose work is illustrated in a book called PORCELAIN: TRADITION AND NEW VISIONS (1981), by Jan Axel and Karen McCready. Otherwise, I do not not know much about her. But this artwork seems to speak for itself--and will long be treasured in your home. This example is ...click for details

Meric Art Ware Deco Studio Pottery Female Nude Figurine Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Pottery: Pre 1940 item# 1083593
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 $495.00
This great design dates to the 1930s and has been mistaken for Weller simply because some relative of a Weller employee owned one once. In reality, she was made by the West End Pottery Company, under the trade name "Meric Art Ware," which produced art deco artware briefly during the early 1930s. Stands 10-7/8" tall x 8" x 5.25". ...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 $125.00
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

Arts & Crafts Hand-Painted China Teapot Rosenthal Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: American: Porcelain: Pre 1920 item# 1083519
click for details		Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') 216-221-6025 S * O * L * D
This is a beautifully hand-decorated porcelain, arts & crafts era teapot, from about 1905-1910. The blank was made by Rosenthal (Selb, Bavaria) and is a shape called Donatello (which was quickly copied by Roseville Pottery, for use with Early Landscape and Dutch decals). The decoration here is heavy gilt trim, with a black and gold w ...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

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