We were recently contacted by a fellow art pottery collector who was trying to find out about the history and value of her Grueby pottery vase.
When the collector emailed us photos of her vase, I recognized the piece as being a 1930s McCoy matte glaze vase. At first I thought the collector had simply mixed up the photos and sent me images of her McCoy pottery vase instead of the piece of Grueby.
However, after a closer look at the photo of the bottom I noticed it was stamped with a fake mark which included words Grueby Pottery, Boston and the lotus flower trademark. 
Thankfully the mark is not at all close to authentic Grueby pottery trademarks and would likely not fool anyone other than the most novice pottery collectors. Since it was a fake Grueby trademark I had not seen previously I thought readers might find it interesting to see photos of the vase and stamp.
Greg Myroth – Selling Authenic McCoy and Grueby Pottery
