Roselane made beautiful animals in Art Deco style and added plastic eyes to "Sparklers." Several companies merged in 1911 to become Brush-McCoy Pottery Company, operating in Zanesville and Roseville. In the mid-1930s, Vernon Kilns established a short-lived art division featuring the work of top designers like May and Vieve Hamilton, Harry Bird and Jane Bennison. O.P.Co. The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists website indicates that the Stegalls make utilitarian stoneware as well as pottery. Evans produces stoneware and low-fired raku for the decorator trade. This was called "Solana Ware" and the pottery was LaSolana Potteries, continuing operation through part of the 1980s. California Originals In California Art Potteries All Auction Buy It Now 55,929 Results Time Period Manufactured Condition All Filters very rare Vintage Viking 9 in Long tail bird color " Root-beer" origin label $190.00 0 bids $15.60 shipping 6d 19h or Buy It Now ANTIQUE california pottery figurine JEAN MANLEY W/Rare Hand Drawing . Pigeon Forge animals are an interesting area of collecting, but the dogwood decoration (shown) is most common. 8 Impressed mark, . Hyalyn ceased production about 1996. Arequipa California Pottery Marks. The Nemadji Collectors Club has more information for those interested. Wisecarver died in 2002 at the age of 52. How to collect, identify, and purchase copper, costume, gold and silver jewelry, both antique and vintage along with jewelry we have for sale. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. Zanesville, Ohio, was the location of Le Pere Pottery from about 1936 through 1961. Bennett Pottery Company Records NMAH.AC.0213 Page 2 of 4 Biographical Note Bennett was the founder of the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company, Baltimore, Maryland which operated 1846-1936. Dryden Hot Springs is one of the Arkansas marks used after the move, sometimes hand-written, sometimes in the mold. Bottles were gourd-like; a few, asymmetrical (21) like certain gourds; others bilobate as are gourds; the scoop was but a gourd cut in half; and pottery rattles were like the gourd ones. Roseville Pottery was made in Roseville, Ohio starting in 1890. Hairline to rim. "Shelledge" and "Federal" were popular thin porcelain shapes. P.H. Camark is noted for Lessell art pottery and handpainted flower designs, often over molded shapes. He used pottery for his canvas in the Weller style, first working for his mother, Yvonne Hoadley, who had a shop. Some of the marks identify the dinnerware as ironstone. Other pieces are unmarked but the glazes are unusual and often help identify the products. Some Taylor, Smith patterns are marked T.S.T. Lenox sold decorated ceramics at the Lenox Ceramic Art Company before the turn of the 20th century and started dinnerware production about 1902. Rosemeade used an ink stamp for most of the pottery production, along with foil labels. Ceramics include terra cotta, earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware products. Pfaltzgraff produced red clay flower pots during the Depression along with some figurines and art pottery. Canuck Pottery is one of the better-known Canadian potteries. Letitia Landers published three volumes of (affiliate link) Camark Pottery: An identification and value reference in the 1990s, with catalog reprints in black and white. Roseville, Ohio, was the location of several potteries, including Roseville Pottery one of the best known American pottery companies. A piebird and some other pieces of Cleminson pottery, California, are marked with an interlacing BC. We are mostly including in our guide for the sake of completeness. Haldeman sold the factory in 1947. Some marks are made up of letters listed in alphabetical order. Kaye or Kaye of Hollywood made figurines in Hollywood, California, usually signed "Kaye" in script. Syracuse acquired Meyer China about 1984 and Shenango China about 1988. The round Jugtown Ware mark was used from the early 1920s until about 1960. Georgia Art Pottery was started in 1907 in Alvaton, Ga. by W. T. B. Gordy, father of W. J. Gordy. What started in the Pacific Palisades as an awkward meeting between the two quickly blossomed into a relationship -and marriage- which gave rise to one of the most successful power couples in Southern California in the 1940s. Alaska Native Clay pottery is made at Cook Inlet, Alaska of red and ecru clay, often in swirl designs. Weil is often marked with a burro logo and the "Weil Ware" name, along with "Made in California." Wedgwood closed the Franciscan Ceramics plant in 1984, moving production of the Franciscan tableware brands to England. If you have any information on Carmel Pottery don't hesitate to Contact Us. William Maddux made figurines, particularly birds, and the first Maddux pieces were marked "William Maddux" by hand. while others were named Taylormade or Taylorstone. Some of the Gonder glazes are unusual and help identify the artware, but most Gonder is marked with "Gonder USA" or "Gonder Original.". Rupert Deese started working in Claremont, California, about 1950, after graduation from Pomona College. Learn more about the Maddux history on the Maddux Pottery website. Goss Vermont Pottery used interesting speckled glazes on much of their wares. Large bowl manufactured before 1952. Some work is marked with two children holding a wreath marked "California Cleminsons." Kaye Schueftan used "Kim Ward" as her signature after a copyright infringment lawsuit by Hedi Schoop, another Hollywood ceramicist for whom she worked before starting her own shop. For more information, see Bill Hunt's website. Rockdale closed in 1997. Jimmie Lee Stewart started deLee about 1936 creating animal and people figurines, wall pockets and a few cookie jars until about 1958. Stangl made bird figurines along with hand-painted dinnerware, decorator items and jewelry. Most of the Haeger pottery on the secondary market today was made in the last 50 years. Dogs, horses and Disney figurines were specialties, in miniature and larger sizes, sometimes marked with a foil sticker. Jugtown Pottery is one of the Seagrove, North Carolina, pottery companies operated by the Owens family. For a better look at the IOGA mark, see Kovels.com. Out of Hand allows visitors to glaze cups and plates for a fee that includes firing. Lot 92: Arthur Conant for Rookwood Pottery. Warwick China made pottery and dinnerware from semi-porcelain and vitrified china in Wheeling, W. Va. from the turn of the 20th century until about 1951. Dryden used paper labels as well as in-mold and incised marks. The Tropico Pottery mark was used on kitchenware (mixing bowls) and art ware from April 15, 1935 to December 31,1937. We don't know much about Carmel Pottery. New items have the RedWing logo and a date stamp, but the older items aren't dated and aren't handmade, just hand painted. Ceramics California Oakland Museum Milwaukee Art Museum Denver Art Museum Smart Museum Of Art Museum Of Fine Arts Weisman Art Museum Everson Museum Santa Barbara Museum Rodin Museum $4,995.00 Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, Circa 1950s 1stDibs.com Beatrice Wood Pottery Marks Dining And Entertaining Earthenware Identifying American Pottery: Look at the Bottom, Shopping for Vintage and Collectable American Pottery, Identify Antique and Collectable Pottery Dog Figurines, Differences in Ceramics, Glass, Pottery, and China. The J.A. (affiliate link) Lehner shows Chantilly China sold by Tebor, Inc. and affiliated with American Crownford China. Often found with drip glazes during the mid-century modern era, this company produced ashtrays, cookie jars, vases and a few figurines. You'll occasionally see a thin-walled chocolate pot or fine dish made by Hampshire. Metlox Manufacturing Company bear figurines. St. Helens, Washington, after the eruption of May 18, 1980. Many of the Metlox Poppytrail marks had the design name on the stamped mark, including California Ivy, one of the most popular patterns. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is the location of the Pigeon Forge Pottery, established about 1946 by the Ferguson family. This pottery made figurines and planters, candleholders and home accessories from about 1933 through 1947 in Burbank. Some Jugtown is marked with a date and other pieces are signed by Vernon, Pam or Travis Owens. Gordy pottery were in several Georgia locations from 1907 until into the 1980s. You can see more Sebring potteries at the Sebring Ohio Historical Society. The beginning of Rowe Pottery Works. The Alamo Pottery was sold to Universal-Rundle in 1951, after nearly 7 years in business. Bolesaw Cybis was President of Cordey for about 10 years. A pottery mark can be used to determine whether your most recent porcelain collectible or pottery mark is genuine. Dean A. Mogle started Nor-So Studio in about 1947 in Camden, Arkansas. Purinton Pottery was located in Wellesville, Ohio from 1939 to 1941 and Shippenville, Pennsylvania, from 1941 through 1959. This mark causes confusion with collectors, as the immediate reaction is that this is Roseville Pottery, another company in the area that was much more famous. This mug has the LP signature for Linda Potts and the year it was made. 03 of 55 While in Los Angeles, he worked as a costume designer for Fox. Garden of the Gods is a visitor and nature center near Colorado Springs, CO, and the Garden of the Gods pottery is Native American style, much like Nemadji. Onondaga Pottery, sometimes marked O.P.Co, began business in New York about 1871 and is best known for restaurant ware. Purinton is only occasionally marked. Goss Vermont is marked with a script "Goss" and printed "Vermont" in a red clay body. Some of the pottery is marked "Ga. Art Pottery" in a circle, while other pieces are marked "Hand Made by W. J. His work is mid-century modern style with hand-created art on pottery, and he had artisans who executed his designs. Established small studio pottery operation in Fallbrook, California 1973-77 Earthgender business partnership between David Cressey and Robert Maxwell located in El Segundo, California 1977-92 Started a company to represent concrete and fiber glass planters and containers for commercial building projects The number of ceramics and pottery marks we include has been restricted in an effort to avoid duplicating work. According to Cajunc there are a few ways to figure out where your piece originated. The pottery is thin with excellent color and a shiny glaze. Pottery known as California Originals is typically marked with the three numbers for the shape Cal . Hull Art was hand-painted pottery. The children are particularly collectible, and some were planters. Pacific Clay Products continues to manufacture sewer pipe. R. Guy Cowan of Cowan Pottery fame was designer for Syracuse starting in 1933. The pottery is made in Cougar, Washington. Pat and Covey Stewart covered box with lid. The first products were plaster, but by the 1940s, the business was making pottery figurines, flower holders and useful accessories for the table. Get the best deals on California Pottery Pottery & Glass when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Robinson-Ransbottom produced crockery, but also produced art pottery with fantastic glazes. Wallace China made restaurant ware in Huntington Park, California, from 1931 until about 1964. Gilner Pottery of Culver City, California made pixies and other figurines from the 1930s to 1958. Blue Ridge used different marks during this time, sometimes lines of script with the Southern Potteries and Blue Ridge names and sometimes a round mark with a pine tree. It used a black or gold backstamp with the Stangl name in an oval as well. It made figurines, pitchers, demi cups and saucers and items with fancy handles. Nemadji was produced in Minnesota, using clay from the banks of the Nemadji River from about 1923 until about 2001. William Hunt, of Columbus, Ohio, is a studio potter who works in earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Royal China made many dinnerware patterns over the 50 years in existence. Metlox closed in 1989, but it sold large quantities of hand-painted dinnerware over the years. Most Weller production was yellow or light-colored clay. W.T.B. [citation needed] The major area of U.S. household ceramics production was in the Los Angeles basin. No chips or cracks, just all-over faint crazing. Later pieces were marked in the mold. McCoy is one of the most recognizable American pottery brands sought by collectors, and styles evolved greatly over the years. McMaster Pottery was located in Dundas, Ontario, Canada from 1938 until 1988. For more information on McCoy's history, see the McCoy Pottery website. The black Alamo mark is older than the blue mark. Owen and Owens are pottery families working in Seagrove, North Carolina for over a century. California Figurine Company Weil Ware girl figurines. McMaster used red clay and a drip glaze much like Blue Mountain starting in the 1950s. Mosaic Tile Company was started before the turn of the 20th century in Zanesville, Ohio, and operated until 1967. Obviously, the original name of a German company was in German. Given the number of manufacturers and the long production period of this earthenware, it is often difficult to date an object. Sascha Brastoff (1981-1993) began his career in the Sculpture Center in Manhattan. The California company used the K.T.K. Kay Finch Ceramics cocker spaniel dog figurine. Lenox developed Temperware in 1972, so you won't find the mark on Lenox prior to that date. Gilmer Potteries was sold to Hall China in 1977 and then sold to Olympic Tile. Some of the Garden of the Gods pots appear to be glazed. "Desert Ware" was a tan body vitreous porcelain, sometimes decorated with transfer patterns. Nor-So was a decorating company that used Camark for the base pottery. A Reference Guide for Identifying American Pottery, [retrieved from https://www.cajunc.com/pottery-marks]. Winthrop Rockefeller provided some of the financing. That's understandable, since those "big five" firms, as they are known, produced countless vases, pitchers, and plates, as well as acres of ceramic tiles. He was a designer for Franciscan pottery for 20 years until his retirement in 1984. (A quality that is consistent with the California pottery movement in general.) Hull Pottery Company started as A. E. Hull Pottery Company in 1905, and changed to Hull Pottery Company about 1952, operating in Crooksville, Ohio until 1986. "[4] The Limoges Meissna Mark has the words "Meissna Limoges France V-10" in pretty golden script. A Winstanley model of a recumbent grey and A Winstanley model of a recumbent grey and white tabby cat with yellow eyes and with painted signature to base. Abingdon shapes are often plain Art Deco or geometric style and the glazes are smooth and often tertiary colors unusual blues, greens and pinks. Fine-quality figurines are often marked "Cal" in script. 1937 to 1942 C 806 is the shape number in the Catalina Pottery line made by Gladding, McBean & Co. 1937 to 1942 1937 to 1942 Used on Rancho tableware with or without Reg. California Pottery Artisan Mugs Set Navy $24 Size: 12 ounce California Pottery reggie2327 MCM Orange Yellow California Pottery Retro Glazed Serving Chip Dip Tray Bowl 326 $50 Size: OS California pottery ladygiraffeak MCM Pottery Sectional Relish Tray REPLACEMENT Dishes Orange Speckle G20 USA $20 Size: OS California Pottery classicdazzle 2 The ceramic industry grew as the demand increased. Production continued in Calabasas until 1953. He is noted for Black Americana, cookie jars and Native Americana. Kovels Knowledge Members get full access to 25,000 articles on antiques and collectibles from 60 years of publication. Some marks look like a circle, square, bird or animal shape, etc. He completed his Master of Fine Arts from Claremont College in 1957 and taught ceramics in Walnut, California. Paramount Theater tile mural by Gladding, McBean & Co., Oakland. Bauer purchased Cemar Pottery molds in 1955 and made Cemar designs at the Bauer factory. Orig. Our guess is that Carmel pottery was located in Carmel, California, but we have no information on this company. It made utilitarian ware and art pottery with heavy glazes similar to Grueby. Adams Ironstone c1962 Bishop & Stonier Bisto Mark Capodimonte Crowned N Capodimonte N artist T Galli Choisy le Roi French c1930 Crown Devon c1917 to c1930 Crown Devon c1930 on Ernst Wahliss Vienna Mark Shenango China made vitreous china or restaurant ware in New Castle, PA. from the 1920s until the company was sold to Interpace in 1968. Lot 263: Chelsea Keramic Art Works. Another site has a similar one and they say it dates to the 1950's. California pottery includes industrial, commercial, and decorative pottery produced in the Northern California and Southern California regions of the U.S. state of California. Metlox and Vernon Kilns were related companies, but production was not the same. Brock (Southern California Pottery Company), "Brock" "Brock Ware" "Grantcrest" tableware, "Bauer 2000" Tableware, art ware & kitchenware, Brusche Ceramics/Brusche Ceramics of California (J.A. To read this article and over 25,000 more try Kovels Membership FREE for 7 Days Kovels Knowledge Members get full access to 25,000 articles on antiques and collectibles from 60 years of publication. "Winfield Ware Santa Monica" is a mark used after the 1946 move from Pasadena to Santa Monica. ExclusivelyEmma (178) $42.00 Vintage Matte Pink Hexagonal Double Square Design California Pottery Marked 8118 GreenSagedotcom (301) $24.80 01 of 55 Alamo Pottery The Spruce / Pamela Wiggins This mark used ca. Impressed manufacturer's mark to verso of each example 'Chelsea Keramic Art Works, Robertson & Sons'. St. Helens clay is tan and ecru with a light swirl effect. Learn more about Metlox Pottery history at Replacements Ltd. Mexican Arts and Crafts workshop operated in San Antonio, Texas, starting about 1931, under the guidance of Ethel Wilson Harris. It didn't make the glass or porcelain object as the label might suggest. These photos are offered for your enjoyment and for researching and identifying patterns and commemoratives. It was a large and successful operation, purchasing other tile companies throughout the first half of the 20th century. Mogle decorated Camark Pottery from 1947 until about 1958, when he decorated glass products until about 1965. Hagen-Renaker Pottery operated a pottery in Monrovia, California, starting in 1946. Mt. To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order. Fireplace surround tiles with daisies and asters, pair. Miscellaneous Pottery Porcelain Marks: Including various marks from a range of British, American, and European pottery and porcelain manufacturers. 1984 and Shenango China about 1988 Tile mural by Gladding, McBean & Co., Oakland some is! 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