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Stahl Pottery
The Stahl family of potters were the last in Pennsylvania to work in the early tradition of a large round wood-fired kiln and saggers. They produced distinctive wares, often with rope-twist handles, incised decorative motifs, and applied floral and foliate ornament.
The Powder Valley Pottery was founded in 1847 by Charles Ludwig Stahl (1828 to 1896) in Powder Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Following Charles’s death the pottery was continued by his sons [...] Click here to continue reading.
Castleford Pottery
From Edward Andrews Downman’s 1896 book, English pottery and porcelain: being a concise account of the development of the potter’s art in England, page 19: “David Dunderdale started a pottery at Castleford, 12 miles from Leeds, in 1770 or 1790, and at the beginning of the present century the works were carried on under the style of “D. Dunderdale and Co.” Queen’s ware, and black Egyptian ware in Wedgwood’s style, with raised [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Lifetime Collection of Dr. James & Susan Widder, Cincinnati, Ohio
For some, antiques are not just objects to buy, sell, and collect, but instead they are truly a way of life. For nearly ï¬ve decades, such as been the case with Jim and Susan Widder. They met at The Ohio State University when Jim was a graduate student (and Susan’s lab instructor), and when Jim completed his doctoral work, the couple settled in [...] Click here to continue reading.
D.E. McNicol Pottery Co.
The following entry is from the History of Columbiana County, Ohio, by Harold B. Barth and published by the Historical Publishing Company of Topeka and Indianapolis in 1926.
The D. E. McNicol Pottery Company, of East Liverpool, [Ohio], is one of the old established and important industries of this city. Its main plant, known as No. 1, is located on the corner of Broadway and Sixth streets. This plant has [...] Click here to continue reading.
Feeg Pottery
The Feeg Pottery was located in Womelsdorf, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It had its origins in a pottery 1846 by Jesse Beck in 1846. By 1856 Joseph Feeg (1821 to 1891) was operating the pottery with his brother Daniel Feeg.
Another potter, Willoughby Smith (1839 to 1905) worked with the Feeg brothers for a number of years. In 1864 Smith bought the pottery from Joseph in partnership with Feeg’s sister-in-law, [...] Click here to continue reading.
George E. Ohr, American Potter, 1857 to 1918)
Starting as a potter in New Orleans with his friend Joseph Meyer, George Ohr is often referred to as The Mad Potter of Biloxi, calling his creations “mud babies” and his shop the “Pot-Ohr-E”. The mud babies had incredibly thin, pinched, crimped and fluted and maniupled walls in an unlimited number of creative forms.
With his two-foot mustache Ohr was an attraction along the Gulf Coast, [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Lipton: Dealer, Scholar, Collector
William Lipton’s first journey to Asia occurred in the early 1970′s. He was immediately seduced by the culture of the East, and arranged for a return the following year with Jim Thompson at the Thai Silk Company, where he remained for six years, ultimately as the director of design. During this period he traveled extensively throughout Asia, often accompanied and advised by the Hong Kong dealer Charlotte Horstmann.
“I [...] Click here to continue reading.
Weller Pottery decorators active between 1895 and 1936
Early Weller (1895-1915) lines are unbold. Middle Weller (1915-1936) lines are bold.
Decorator: Lines on which artist was known to work: Mark: Abel (first name unknown) Aurelian ABEL Abel, Edward Aurelian Adams, Virginia Louwelsa V and A joined Alsop, W Ansel, M Dickens II M Ansel Axline, Ruth Aurelian, Bonito, Hudson R and A joined Ayers, Elizabeth Aurelian, Louwelsa, Dickens EA and EA connected Best, [...] Click here to continue reading.
View of Columbus, Georgia on Historical Staffordshire
The Magazine Antiques, November 1939, page 244, ‘New Studies in Old Staffordshire: Enoch Wood & Sons, Celtic China Series: Columbus, Georgia’ by Julia D. Sophronia Snow
‘This unmarked cup plate has recently been the subject of much speculation and controversy. The following should help to settle the dispute. A few years ago, a collector showed me a specimen that had been tentatively identified as Governor Wright’s mansion [...] Click here to continue reading.
Rookwood decorators active between 1880 to 1919 Decorator, years and mark obtained from The Book of Rookwood Pottery and Barber’s Marks of American Potters. Decorator: Active years at Rookwood*: Mark or initials: Abel, Edward 1890-1892 E.A. Altman, Howard 1900-1904 H joined with A Asbury, Leonore 1894-1931 L.A. Aukland, Fannie Louise 1881-1884 FA in script or “puffy” Baker, Constance A. 1892-1904 C.A.B. Bishop, Irene 1903-1907 I.B. Bookprinter, A.M. (see Valentien) 1884-1905 A.M.B. with curved [...] Click here to continue reading.
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