Internet Antique Gazette

Roseville Pottery Ming Tree Pattern

Roseville’s Ming Tree line features two to six puffy blossoms on a twisty branch that often blends with a gnarled branch handle, 1947. Backgrounds are turquoise, mint green, or white. Mark: not available. 23 total shapes: 21 shapes used once, one used twice. All Ming Tree shape numbers contain three digits and begin with “5.” Only the Ming Tree hanging basket was unnumbered.

Roseville Laurel Pattern

The Roseville Laurel Pattern originated in 1934. Berries on branches with elongated leaves flanked by four vertical lines. There are 19 Laurel shapes. Of these, 18 were used once and one came in two sizes. Laurel is a middle period line designed by Frank Ferrell with above average popularity and below average availability. No mark on the glazed bottom. May be found with original Roseville sticker intact. Fakes imported from Japan [...] Click here to continue reading.

Roseville Pottery Gardenia Pattern

Roseville’s Gardenia pattern presents a large white blossom flanked by upward and downward turned leaves on slightly textured, shaded background in sea foam green, golden tan, or silver haze gray, 1940′s. Mark: Roseville in relief. 42 total shapes: 37 used once in this line, three used twice. The flower frog and hanging basket were unnumbered. All Gardenia shapes contain three digits and begin with “6.” Gardenia is a middle period Roseville line.

Roseville Earlham Pattern

The Roseville Earlam pattern originated in 1930. Earlam is one of the few non-floral, non-geometric Roseville lines. Shapes are simple and understated in what may be an Early American style. The line is narrow with only 22 shapes. Four shapes are particularly unusual and collectible: the crocus pot (90-8), strawberry pot (92-9), strawberry pot with saucer (91-8) and the hanging basket (347-6). The entire line shows above average popularity and below [...] Click here to continue reading.

Roseville Della Robbia Pattern

The Roseville Della Robbia Pattern originated in 1906. The most collectible, famous and highly prized line in the Rozane family. Roseville Art Director Frederick Hurten Rhead designed Della Robbia and produced it in very limited quantities. Designs were hand carved into moist clay by hand or with the aid of a stencil. Background clay was cut away revealing a second color underneath (the graffito method). Other colors were applied using [...] Click here to continue reading.