by Greg Myroth | Feb 3, 2019 | Art Pottery, Roseville Pottery
Since its incorporation in 1892, The Roseville Pottery Company operated under their general manager, George F. Young and produced pottery such as flowerpots, cuspidors, jardinières and pedestals as well as coin banks and novelties. In 1900, Young hired Ross C. Purdy...
by Greg Myroth | Jan 31, 2019 | Art Pottery, Grueby Pottery
In the Grueby art pottery studio tasks were delegated according to talent and experience by company founder William Grueby. In the early years of the pottery, George Kendrick was responsible for design and production. As such, he supervised the throwers...
by Greg Myroth | Jan 26, 2019 | Art Pottery, Buying Art Pottery, Ephraim Faience Pottery
We have just returned from a pottery buying trip with another large single-owner collection of Ephraim Faience art pottery. This is a one owner collection that was assembled by selecting only the best examples of the pottery. All pieces are fresh to the market and...
by Greg Myroth | Jan 19, 2019 | Art Pottery, Ephraim Faience Pottery
The Ephraim Faience Pottery company was started by Kevin Hicks and Scott Draves in 1996. Unlike many contemporary art pottery makers, Ephraim Faience has typically used a fairly easy to understand and a fully documented system of markings to determine the age of...
by Greg Myroth | Jan 15, 2019 | Ephraim Faience Pottery
One of the more unique art pottery items produced by Ephraim Faience Pottery is the holiday ornaments. Since 2011 Ephraim has produced a variety of limited edition, handcrafted and tooled Christmas ornaments. A sample of a few of the Ephraim Pottery...
by Greg Myroth | Oct 17, 2018 | Art Pottery, Rookwood Pottery
We just purchased this estate fresh Rookwood Pottery collection that includes some very nice paperweights, bookends, vellum, iris, limoges, and standard glaze vases by Lenore Asbury, Fred Rothenbusch, Matthew Daly and an exceptional standard glaze pitcher decorated by...
