It made "Corn King" for which it is best known, but it also produced salt and pepper shakers and extensive lines of kitchenware, along with flower pots and planters. For more information on Lenox China, see the Lenox website's History section. Syracuse acquired Meyer China about 1984 and Shenango China about 1988. Some Jugtown is marked with a date and other pieces are signed by Vernon, Pam or Travis Owens. See Haeger Potteries. All Rights Reserved. The Royal Gorge Scenic R.R. Syracuse is marked with an under-glaze stamp, often in green. Much of the Vallona Starr output wasn't marked, but some pieces are marked in the mold. Description: A Van Briggle blue glazed pottery Lorelei vase 20th century Incised factory mark above Van Briggle / Colo Spgs / H/M Provenance: Property from the estate of Bobby Sang Diamond, Hancock Park California. Many are similar to other companies, distinguishable only by size or decoration. Mount Saint Helens Ashware produces souvenir pottery from volcanic ash from Mt. Vallona Starr is the name of a California pottery company operated by Valeria Dopyera de Marsa and Everett and Leona Frost starting about 1946 in El Monte, although they made ceramics for a gift store from home 10 years prior to that time. You'll find this shape with different decals. Catalina Pottery - Identification & Value. Southern California Ceramic Company/California Art Products, Inc. Southern California Clay Products (California Clay Products after 1923), Southern California Coal and Clay Company (Pacific Sewer Pipe Company after 1910), Triangle Studios (Vallona Starr Ceramics), Tropico Potteries (Gladding, McBean & Co. after 1923), Tile, architectural terra cotta & sewer pipe, Weil of California (California Figurine Company prior to 1946), West Coast Tile Company (American Encaustic Tiling Company after 1919), Western Art Tile Company (Tropico Potteries after 1921), Will-George (became The Claysmiths in 1945), Winfield Pottery Gabriel Porcelain Pottery, "Winfield" "Gabriel Porcelain" tableware, art ware & figurines. Syracuse China started as Onondaga Pottery in Syracuse, New York. The black Alamo mark is older than the blue mark. The "Golden Era in tile making"[2] and art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, was around 1910. Artus Van Briggle worked with Rookwood before heading to a dryer climate because of his health to start Van Briggle Pottery in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1899. Several companies merged in 1911 to become Brush-McCoy Pottery Company, operating in Zanesville and Roseville. Key milestones in the history of California pottery include: the arrival of Spanish settlers, the advent of Statehood and subsequent population growth, the arts and crafts movement, Great Depression, World War II era and the post-WWII onslaught of low-priced imports leading to a steep decline in the number of California potteries. It also made dinnerware lines with hand-painted decoration of apples, starflowers, roosters, foliage, teardrops and tulips. Michael and Lori Palmer wrote a book on (affiliate link) The Charleton Line published by Schiffer Books. The photos are grouped as follows:: Art Pottery Commemoratives Accessories Dinnerware Patterns Art Pottery Commemoratives Accessories Dinnerware Patterns The dinnerware patterns are sorted alphabetically by pattern name. $35. Royal China made dinnerware in Sebring, Ohio starting about 1934 and continuing until about 1986. (signed). John Frank started Frankoma Pottery in Sapulpa, Oklahoma about 1936. Three employees of Universal Rundle, the company that purchased Alamo, started the Gilmer Potteries operation in 1952. Tony Evans also made studio art glass. Hyalyn produced useful accessories for the home, including ashtrays, plaques, vases and table service items. Tips and tricks on how to shop for American pottery and how to get the best value for your time. The Kenwood mark is also Shawnee pottery. Identify the differences in U.S. ceramics and information about the manufacturing process. Hunt, Eric Hellman and Cecil Jones are names to look for in Broadmoor and Colorado pottery as they signed some of the products. [citation needed] Around Los Angeles there were over 300 producers of figurines. Hueckel China and Porcelain Company, Inc. Los Angeles Stoneware Company (Douglass Clay Products Company after 1903), "French Chef Cookware" cookware and "California Giftware" giftware, Tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines, Pacific Art Tile Company (Western Art Tile Company after 1904, Pacific Sewer Pipe Company (Pacific Clay Products after 1916), Proutyline Products (American Encaustic Tiling Co. after 1926), "Robert Maxwell Stoneware" art ware, planters, figurines. He designed Madiera, one of the popular Franciscan shapes. It also decorated porcelain and pottery as well as glass, including lamps, clocks and figurines. Sebring was purchased by Royal China in 1964. Note: Not all makers have a mark here, or a good one. Strong used red clay for some of his pottery, typical of North Carolina wares, where he had studied engineering at North Carolina State University. Watt Pottery made yellow clay pottery in Crooksville, Ohio, from about 1922 until 1965. Joanne Fulton Schaefer wrote a book on deLee Art in 1997, 144 pages of color photos in hardcover format entitled "Delee Art: The Pictorial Story of a California Artist and Her Company." For more information on McCoy's history, see the McCoy Pottery website. Metlox Manufacturing Company bear figurines. Durlin Brayton started the Brayton Laguna pottery in his Laguna Beach, California home in 1927, expanding to a dedicated facility, operating until about 1967. We don't know much about Carmel Pottery. McMaster made white clay figurines in the 1940s and some Disney pieces for Leeds, sometimes stamped with a black oval and the "McMaster" name. Ineke Pottery is a Victoria, British Colombia, Canada, business that is sometimes found in the U.S. Ineke is often hand-turned with artisan decoration of applied flowers, in studio-pottery style. The black-green combination is easiest to find and to recognize. Evan's pottery is one of the Brown family potters, in operation since 1955. The Louisville Stoneware mark was in use after 1970. Lot 92: Arthur Conant for Rookwood Pottery. This pottery and tile workshop was closely related to San Jose Mission pottery from San Antonio. We see planters and bowls and believe this pottery was operational into the mid-seventies, although little information is available in the California pottery books. His work is mid-century modern style with hand-created art on pottery, and he had artisans who executed his designs. Goss Vermont is marked with a script "Goss" and printed "Vermont" in a red clay body. Hairline to rim. Wallace China of Los Angeles California. Learn more about Cowan Pottery in Mark Bassett's book: (affiliate link) Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland School (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) produced by Schiffer Publishing (1997). Vontury maintained the studio until his death in 1992. The tulip design was applied to the interior base in iron slip and loop and swag pattern along the interior rim. DeLee was marked with a foil sticker and sometimes a stamped mark on ecru clay. Pottery production ended with Max Weil's death in 1954. DeLee pieces are hand-painted, often with closed eyes and long lashes or scared-open eyes. Garden of the Gods pottery opened in 1950 in Colorado with Eric Hellman as owner. B. of Calif. or K.T.K. Arequipa Pottery was an early twentieth century Arts and Crafts pottery manufacturer whose pottery is currently valued at anything from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. Arequipa California Pottery Marks. Zanesville, Ohio, was the location of Le Pere Pottery from about 1936 through 1961. 9 7/8" wide. $100.00 1 bid Off. Royal China made many dinnerware patterns over the 50 years in existence. Doug Ferguson and Ellis Ownby often signed their work. In 1991, it moved to Edgerton, Wisconsin and expanded production, employing eight production potters and around 35 people total. The pottery is thin with excellent color and a shiny glaze. the base possibly by Rose Fechheimer, circa 1905 converted from an oil lamp, Rookwood flame mark partly obscured by glaze, artist's cipher and numbers covered by glaze, bearing partial Rookwood paper label height 27 1/2in (69.8cm); diameter of shade 18 1/4in (46.3cm) Hagen-Renaker is known for miniatures with colored slip clay. I have attended many auctions in all parts of the country. This mug has the LP signature for Linda Potts and the year it was made. 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. Canuck Pottery is one of the better-known Canadian potteries. 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 Limoges Gout de Ville mark features two circles with a crown and the word "Limoges" in the center. It's often marked with 3 numbers or with the Abingdon name in a stamped rectangle, circle or a diamond. There are many problems with company names. Martin Stangl was a ceramic engineer first hired by Fulper in 1910. Initially, they began producing many of the same items that had been made in Paducah, but they didn't stop there. that began operation about the turn of the 20th century, producing dinnerware and decorative plates. Solid glazes were named after island features, such as Catalina Blue , Descanso Green , Toyon . For example, Virginia Rose is a shape (see Robbins Nest: Virginia Rose china patterns). Enter at least 3 consecutive letters of the signature. For more information, see Bill Hunt's website. J. This options two circles, one inside the opposite, which create a ring-like form. The California Heritage Museum, Joseph A. Taylor ed. His pottery is utilitarian stoneware with unusual glazes, signed with the name in bold hand. Autumn Leaf was a decal applied to kitchenware premiums for Jewel Tea Company. Later pieces were marked in the mold. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. Shawnee produced "Corn King" dinnerware line from 1941 until about 1961, but the line changed over the years, as explained in this article from the Appalachian Antique Mall. The first way is to look for a name along with the California mark. Gordy, took over the shop. and porcelain. 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. Harker Pottery began before the turn of the 20th century in Ohio and moved to Chester, West Virginia. Roselane made beautiful animals in Art Deco style and added plastic eyes to "Sparklers." Niloak is known for swirl pottery called "Mission Ware" but it also made figurines and accessories for the home. Denver, Colorado was the location of Broadmoor Pavers, the sewer pipe and large paving tile division of the business. Gladding McBean was in Lincoln, California in 1875, making brick products and sewer pipe. His strong designs and mid-century modern art style kept him at the forefront of the industry in his artistic endeavors, working in pottery for years, then shifting his talent to wall decor, prints and paper in later life. 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. Stangl used paper and foil labels and also marked some of the output with an in-mold mark or number. Given the number of manufacturers and the long production period of this earthenware, it is often difficult to date an object. Learn more about the Maddux history on the Maddux Pottery website. Sascha Brastoff operated a pottery in Los Angeles starting about 1952. Here's an article on Historic Loveland Pottery with some brief information. The marks below are images we've captured on ceramics we have owned. By 1948, "the peak year for the industry, over eight hundred ceramic concerns were in operation throughout California. Roman numerals identify the year of production from 1900 until 1967. The mark is sometimes impressed in the wet clay, but potter's marks may be incised by hand. The approximate date of most of this pottery is 1880. The business went bankrupt, maybe as early as 1924. Pottery Marks Explained. A. Bauer pottery started production in Los Angeles, California in 1910. estimate: $400-600. Pottery Marks Identification Made Easy Pottery Marks Identification Made Easy Pottery marks identification (a tricky task at the best of times) just got easier - with a little help from your friends! In the late 1970s, as a two-person pottery studio and shop, sales were made through art fairs and the studio showroom. Hagen-Renaker minis are often glued to a small card with the company name. It's important to turn a piece of pottery over and inspect the base. McCoy was sold to Lancaster Colony Corporation in 1974 and production continued, but the mark reflected the LCC ownership. Brad Keeler Ming Dragon Blood covered ginger jar. Robinson-Ransbottom produced crockery, but also produced art pottery with fantastic glazes. Rosemeade used an ink stamp for most of the pottery production, along with foil labels. Shenango Pottery operated independently but had invested money in Castleton, and by 1951 had taken over Castleton, changing the name to Shenango China in 1954. The beginning of Rowe Pottery Works. See the Out of Hand website for more information. Weil also used a foil sticker. Other pieces are marked in the mold on the bottom, sometimes with a year or shape number. 4 h 4 dia in. The pottery is still in business in 2012. Mark Letters . Georgia Art Pottery and W.J. Much of the Cherokee production is dated as well as marked with "Cherokee" and an arrow. See their recent pieces at the Louisville Stoneware website. The Holt-Howard pixie ware is collectible, and imitations abound. Artisans signed or initialed the hand-painted pieces, and some lines had the name of the product, such as "Louwelsa" or "Eocean" in the mark on the bottom. Pigeon Forge animals are an interesting area of collecting, but the dogwood decoration (shown) is most common. It produced Harkerware as well as dinnerware sets for Sears and Montgomery Wards. This delicate porcelain is made from elements only found in Limoges, France. Following World War II, he moved to Los Angeles. Some of the Garden of the Gods pots appear to be glazed. It operated in Saint John, New Brunswick and later LaBelle, Quebec, producing Evangeline Ware and other products in both white and red clay. If we have more information on the pottery mark or piece, you can click on the image to open that section. Hall China made dinnerware, kitchenware and advertising items along with Autumn Leaf for Jewel Tea Company. 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