The Amoy pattern is classified by Jeffrey B. Snyder as “Most sought after/Very Expensive” in his 1995 book “A Pocket Guide to Flow Blue” issued by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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The Abby pattern is classified by Jeffrey B. Snyder as “Available/Can be Completed” in his 1995 book “A Pocket Guide to Flow Blue” issued by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Uncovering the Story of “Texian Campaigne” Pattern Transferware During the 19th century the English potteries centered in the county of Staffordshire developed a thriving business in transferware. The excellent Transferware Collectors Club website (www.transcollectorsclub.org) describes transferware as “the term given to pottery that has had a pattern applied by transferring the print from a copper plate to a specially sized paper and finally to the pottery body.” Originally the sturdy utilitarian wares, which included [...] Click here to continue reading. Louis Marc Emmanuel Solon – Pottery Artist (French, 1835-1913) “L. Solon” is Louis Marc Emmanuel Solon, a noted artist and, for many, the unrivaled master of the “paste on paste” or pate-sur-pate process. His work has been described as “A curious blend of fantasy, Renaissance and Classical styles, and discreet eroticism.” After study in Paris at the Atelier of Lecoq de Bosibaudrant, Louis Solon moved to Sevres during the 1860′s, and then to Mintons [...] Click here to continue reading. Stella Shutiva (1939 to 1979) Stella Shutiva brought the aesthetics of prehistoric ceramics into the twentieth century, using techniques she learned from her mother, Jessie Garcia. She made the “fingernail” feature popular with white clay in the 1970′s, and is known for her bowls, seed jars and wedding vases. Stella won numerous awards and her work is in multiple publications, including Dillingham (1992:206-208), Painter (1998:15), and Hayes & Blom (1996:52-53), (1998:25, 49). Information [...] Click here to continue reading. Verna Seagreaves A 20th century Folk Artist, Verna Seagreaves painted in the manner of Grandma Moses. The wife of noted folk potter James Christian Seagreaves, Verna lived and worked in Breinigsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Here is a 1999 column about the two artists and their work from East Pennsylvania Publishing: Breinigsville Artists’ Work a Pennsylvania Dutch Legacy By Julia Foster Nazimov Press writer They were unlikely artists-a couple with roots deep in Pennsylvania [...] Click here to continue reading. San Tsai Pottery The Chinese term “san tsai” means “three colors” or “three glazes” and is used most often in referring to the lead glazes used to decorate T’ang Dynasty pottery. Royal Doulton Porcelain Figures The line of Royal Doulton figures was introduced in 1913 under the supervision of the Company’s art director, Charles Noke. Early subjects drew their inspiration from many sources: pretty ladies, British street and country life, literature, history and the orient. Later years saw the addition of musicians, sports as important themes as well as the use of current fashion trends in clothing, hairstyles, etc. Harry Nixon, in charge of Doulton’s [...] Click here to continue reading. Flora Danica Dinnerware One of the oldest, and perhaps most prestigious dinnerware sets in the world is the Flora Danica set ordered in the late 18th century by Crown Prince Frederick (later King Frederick IV) as a gift to Russian Empress Catherine II the Great. The design source for the dinnerware was the Flora Danica folio of all wild flora to be found in Denmark, begun in 1761 by George Christian Oeder, director of [...] Click here to continue reading. Roseville Pottery Wisteria Pattern Roseville’s Wisterian pattern presents a triangular cluster of lavender blossoms on stem with opposing green leaves on adjacent stems on heavily textured bark-like background, 1933. Colors include brown, brown/yellow/green, medium blue, and deep blue. Mark: Large and small silver sticker. 18 total shapes: 15 used once, one, a bowl/console bowl, shape #243, came in three sizes. A 5″ urn, hanging basket and the wall pocket were unnumbered. |
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