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Roseville Pine Cone

April 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There is no shortage of beautiful Roseville Art Pottery lines; each has its own distinct feel and look and collectors are drawn to their favorites for any number of reasons. One of those Roseville Pottery lines has really gone the distance and has maintained its popularity as much today as when it was first released. That line is the Roseville Pine Cone.

It was launched in the mid-1930s and is considered a middle period line. The primary colors are brown (because of the varied pine cones), blue and green. An especially interesting fact about this Roseville line is the way it’s sometimes easily dated. Those pieces made between 1935 and 1939 have die impressed marks with “Roseville” written in script. The shape number and size is almost always included. Those pieces that were made after 1939 have raised characters molded into the bottom. It’s important to note, too, that because foil labels were often used in those early days, it’s not impossible to find Roseville Pine Cone pieces unmarked. There are some that are even marked with crayons.

Part of the attraction with this lovely Roseville line is the many vases, wall pockets, baskets and bowls – and each can be found in various sizes. This is always a bonus for Roseville Pine Cone collectors who like to group their collections together. Nothing gives dimension and depth better than similar designs in a variety of heights and widths. In fact, there are two cornucopias in this Roseville line and no fewer than four flower frogs.

Needless to say, the Roseville Pine Cone collection is one of Roseville Pottery’s most profitable and popular. Whether it’s the Roseville 10” vase with a unique throat and double handles or the more conservative Roseville ashtrays, this will forever be a beautiful addition to any collector’s prized possessions.

As always, we love to see your photographs. Take a few pictures of your favorite Roseville Pine Cone piece and share them with us and we’ll be more than happy to share with our readers too.

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Rare Roseville Vase In March 6, 2011 Auction

February 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Without question the rarest vase in Just Art Pottery Auctions current auction ending March 6, 2011 is the Roseville vase decorated with fish.  The vase is a one-of-a-kind example of hand-decorated

Roseville Fish Vase For Sale At Auction

Roseville pottery at its best.  The vase descended through the family of a Roseville Pottery employee and this is the first time it has been offered for sale.

Roseville Fish Vase For Sale on Auctions.JustArtPottery.com

There are eight raised fish and seaweed around the perimeter of the vase. The fish are finished in a glossy pearl glaze.  The base glaze is textured, mottled and rough finished in shades of green and blue with copper highlights.  The Roseville vase stands right at 10″ tall and 6″ wide.  When we received the vase from the estate there were three small and harmless base edge chips. These chips have been professionally restored.  The rare Roseville vase is being offered at no reserve with a low starting bid of $2,500.  The pre-sale estimate on the vase is $5,000 to $7,500.

Below is the interesting story of  the history of the Roseville vase as told by a member of the Fraunfelter family.

We received four Roseville vases from Helen Fraunfelter Fogle in 1990.  Helen was the daughter of George Elias Fraunfelter, who ran Fraunfelter China until it was forced into bankruptcy in the late1930’s.  She was the granddaughter of Charles D. Fraunfelter, who worked for Roseville Pottery as Sales Manager until 1915 when he purchased the Ohio Pottery Company which eventually became Fraunfelter China.  Charles D. Fraunfelter’s wife’s uncle was George Emerson who was President of Roseville Pottery in 1899.

Roseville Fish Vase For Sale on Auctions.JustArtPottery.com

Helen Fogle had an eye for collecting and she came into possession of the four Roseville vases upon the death of George Elias Fraunfelter (George was the principal heir of George Emerson).  Two of the vases bear the “Mongol” imprint on the bottom.  The vase with the fish intrigued my aunt as she said she had not seen anything like it.  It was her wish that I distribute three pieces to her nieces and nephew and retain the Roseville vase with the fish.

Bidding on the Roseville Fish Vase or 150 additional pieces of American art pottery is currently available in the online auction between now and March 6, 2011 at  Auctions.JustArtPottery.com or Proxibid.com/JustArtPottery.

For more information on Just Art Pottery Auctions, or if you would like to inquire about consignments for upcoming auctions, please visit our website or contact Greg Myroth at greg@justartpottery.com.

Roseville Fish Vase At Auction

Bottom Marks of Roseville Fish Vase

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Roseville Baneda Pottery Collection At Auction

February 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Baneda Wall Pocket at Auction

The March 6, 2011 art pottery auction at Auctions.JustArtPottery.com offers a nice selection of high-end investment art pottery as well as entry level pieces for collectors just starting out.  One of the more interesting pottery consignments in the auction is an estate fresh collection of the highly collectible Roseville Baneda pattern.   The Baneda wall pockets are particularly rare.

Baneda Vase at Auction

Over the last 14 years, JustArtPottery.com has had the opportunity to sell only a few of the Baneda wall pockets.  At one time, the green wall pocket was selling for $5,000 with a waiting list of Roseville wall pocket collectors wanting to purchase the piece to complete their wall pocket collection.   In addition to the matching pair of wall pockets, the art pottery auction offers a stunning pair of matching 10″ Roseville Baneda vases in green and pink. These larger vases are seldom seen on the auction block.

All four pieces of Baneda offer very crisp molds, with excellent color and glaze.  Best of all the four pieces are in mint condition without damage or repair.

Roseville Pottery introduced the Baneda pattern in 1932.  Baneda is considered a “middle period” pattern and is highly sought after by pottery collectors.  Each Baneda vase or bowl features a low-relief band of pumpkins including fruit and flowers still on the vine.  These designs are hand-decorated in orange and

Baneda Vase At Auction

yellow on a blue background.  Green Baneda has the look that is particularly sought-after by Arts and Crafts collectors.  Pink Baneda on the other hand offers stronger color contrast and a modern feel that is desired by Art Deco collectors.

To bid on the Roseville Baneda pottery or 150 additional quality pieces of American art pottery currently available in the live, online auction go to Auctions.JustArtPottery.com or Proxibid.com/JustArtPottery.

Baneda Wall Pocket at Auction

For more information on Just Art Pottery Auctions, or if you would like to inquire about consignments for upcoming auctions, please visit our website or contact Greg Myroth at greg@justartpottery.com.

Collection of Roseville Baneda

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Rare Roseville Della Robbia Vase at Auction

February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

One of the rarest lots in the current Auctions.JustArtPottery.com live, internet auction is the Roseville Della Robbia

Rare Della Robbia Vase at Auction

vase. The vase features a design of eight highly detailed and deeply carved stylized fish extending the full perimeter of the vase. The vase is shown in a factory cut page in Bomm’s Roseville In All Its Splender on page 288.

The Della Robbia vase which stands 10 1/2″ tall is factory shape number D7. There is a professional, museum quality restoration to minor damage to the rim and base. There is no other damage or repair to the vase and the piece is cleanly marked with the Rozane Ware wafer mark. The body of the vase is initialed CH by the artist.

Auction bidding on the Della Robbia vase starts at $2,000 and the piece has a pre-sale estimate of $3,000 to $5,000. Online, absentee or phone bidding on the Della Robbia vase and over 150 lots of American art pottery is available now until March 6, 2011. Live, online bidding is available at auctions.justarpottery.com or proxibid.com/justartpottery.

All Della Robbia is considered rare and the highest valued art line ever produced by Roseville Pottery. High-end art pottery collectors and investors prefer Della Robbia with animal or people motifs over floral designs and demand is always highest for examples showing multiple colors.

Della Robbia is an early Roseville art line and was introduced by the company in 1906. Each example of Della Robbia was hand-carved and colored by hand so no two pieces are the same. The designs were decorated and applied by the sgraffito process of cutting away part of the surface layer of clay and stenciling on the design. Bassett’s Introducing Roseville Pottery indicates that factory stock pages show 3 tea pots and 18 vase shapes in the Della Robbia line. An additional 83 designs appear in the 1906 Rozane Ware catalog.

To bid on this item or 150 additional quality pieces of American art pottery go to Auctions.JustArtPottery.com or Proxibid.com/JustArtPottery.

For more information on Just Art Pottery Auctions, or if you would like to inquire about consignments for upcoming auctions, please visit Auctions.JustArtPottery.com or contact Greg Myroth at greg@justartpottery.com.

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Roseville Pottery Chloron Line

January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By now, if you’ve read our blog for any length of time, you likely have read about several of the Roseville Pottery lines. It’s funny how you can be looking right at something, but it’s not until you come across a certain piece or even a photograph of that piece that you realize just how incredible that line truly is. This was the case with the Roseville Chloron line. The style, introduced in 1905, is considered art nouveau and it offers that matte green finish so many of us are attracted to. This matte gloss on the Roseville Chloron somehow reveals the dimensions in a way that’s hard to find in other art pottery makers.

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Roseville Pottery – The “Glaze Before Shape” Rule

January 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Roseville Tourmaline

Anyone who’s a fan of Roseville Pottery likely has heard of the “glaze before shape” rule. For those who have only recently discovered the beauty of this line of American art pottery may be a bit confused. Basically, because some shapes transcend the various Roseville Pottery lines, it makes for an easier and more accurate identification if one considers the glaze when trying to identify a piece instead of the shape. As Mark Bassett points out in Introducing Roseville Pottery:

(If you discover) a Roseville Futura shape that is white all over and has die-impressed marks, then your piece is from the Ivory line – even if the shape number is not listed under Ivory in the Roseville books.

Not only that, but this rule is applicable despite the die impressions that indicate a different line. There is a particular Rozane Royal ewer that is incorrectly marked as an Azurean piece. As with all rules, however, there is an exception. The Trial Glaze pieces switch the rule and make the shape the accurate identification method. Because these experimentals seem to be only a habit of Roseville potters, they are more valuable than other Roseville pottery.

Especially prior to 1910, the Roseville shapes that gained popularity with consumers often were the deciding factor when developing a new line. There was one line, the Roseville Tourmaline, that both introduced new shapes while also bringing several older shapes, courtesy of the Roseville Futura, Roseville Earlam and Roseville Imperial into the mix; further reiterating the importance of distinguishing one from the other.

Clearly, it’s easy to understand how confusing it can become when it comes to identifying Roseville lines. Once a

Roseville Artwood

collector can grasp the glaze before shape mindset, it usually becomes much smoother sailing. There’s one more reason to understanding the identification process: some lines are more valuable than others. You might think you’ve identified a Roseville Futura piece and bought it only to discover it’s actually a Roseville Artwood piece, which is not as valuable.

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Roseville Pottery – Damage and Restorative Efforts

January 5, 2011 By 3 Comments

Roseville Apple Blossom

It’s only been in the recent past that collectors of Roseville Pottery began acknowledging that damage is sometimes inevitable. For many years, if there was any damage at all, collectors would pass on those pieces. Today, however, sellers who provide disclosures and “play fair” are far more likely to make a sale of their damaged Roseville pottery pieces. Interestingly, damage or imperfections made during the making of the pottery only adds to the personality of the piece and ensures its originality. It’s the damage incurred after it left the factory that had so many collectors saying, “No thanks”.

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Roseville Foxglove Pottery

January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Perhaps the most obvious indicator of Roseville Foxglove pottery are the handles found on the majority of the pieces. When it was introduced in the early 1940s, words such as “enchanting” and “delicate” were used to describe it. Those words were certainly accurate as Roseville Foxglove remains a collector’s favorite.

According to Mark Bassett’s Introducing Roseville Pottery, the pink and blue glazes will bring in handsome prices. In total, there were fifty-five shapes (although only fifty-three are shown in its factory stock pages), including several bowls, jardinières and a lovely Foxglove conch shell. There also exists at least one Foxglove vase that has double handles designed into it. It measures 6” and narrows in circumference the closer to the neck it gets. It’s really a very pretty design and shape. Also note, many of the Roseville Foxglove pieces have bases. In fact, several pieces appear to be resting on these raised bases.

Also, note the varying heights within each piece. These artistic efforts really added to the overall beauty, as they add dimension and depth. Depending on which colors you find, the flowers will be colored accordingly. For instance, on the red pieces (actually, the color appears more of a deep brownish/red), the flowers will be shaded in pink. On the blue or green Foxglove pieces, you’ll notice flowers in pink, yellow or even white. Regardless, they’re all beautiful. [Read more...]

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Roseville Pottery Vista Line

December 6, 2010 By 1 Comment

The line of Roseville Pottery Vista was introduced in 1920.  Not surprisingly, it’s highly sought after and actually one of the more popular lines of Roseville Pottery, though it can sometimes be difficult to find- which naturally lends to the attraction.  One of more interesting aspects of this line is courtesy of the artists; those efforts lend to a certain dimension at first glance, almost as though you’re looking straight through the piece.  This was achieved by varying heights with the glazing efforts along the bottom of the pieces. [Read more...]

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Roseville Pottery Ivory Collection: “Simplicity is the Keynote”

November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In 1932, Roseville Pottery introduced its Ivory Collection. It received praise from many in the art pottery in the industry. As was tradition in the 1930s, the company’s market was women. Some were concerned that while the matte finish on the Roseville Ivory collection was lovely in appearance, the familiar shapes and designs might not entice women to invest in any of these pieces. The price range in the initial line began at a mere fifty cents and went up to ten dollars. And, as one art pottery reviewer said in response to these concerns, “It is effect madam is after. And it’s effect she will get with this new line”. Indeed she did. The Roseville Ivory line was an instant success, so much so that the company would eventually offer 183 shapes.

Perhaps one reason this line of lovely American art pottery was so popular was because it was basically a “clean canvas”. Madam could easily add Christmas candies, thereby allowing it to become a Christmas decoration on her coffee table and she could also showcase it with her silver collection in her china hutch; the possibilities were endless.

Some of shapes include:
• Bowls in a variety of sizes
• Vases in a variety of heights and designs
• At least two designs of cornucopias
• Footed fern dishes, again, in varying sizes
• Ewers
• Candlesticks
• Wall Pockets
• Candelabras
• Even a reclining dog figurine

The Roseville Ivory collection remains a favorite for collectors and the first time you feel the smooth finish and areable to get a good look at the detail, you’ll certainly understand why.

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