by Donna McGill | Sep 24, 2009 | Contemporary Art Pottery, Ephraim Faience Pottery, Fulper Pottery, Grueby Pottery, McCoy Pottery, Newcomb College Pottery, Rookwood Pottery, Roseville Pottery, Van Briggle Pottery
Below are the top ten most searched pottery collections for August, 2009. The searches reveal consistency with few changes. Clearly, the trends for Roseville are still strong, as it dominates four of the ten spots. Roseville Pottery- Patterns A-E...
by Greg Myroth | May 16, 2008 | Van Briggle Pottery
The Van Briggle Pottery & Tile Company will host the 2008 Van Briggle Symposium September 11-13, 2008. The symposium is in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Van Briggle Memorial Pottery on December 3, 1908. Highlights of the...
by Greg Myroth | Jun 18, 2007 | Van Briggle Pottery
Collectors of Van Briggle Pottery will definitely want to check out the May/June 2007 issue of the Journal of American Art Pottery. The issue is exclusively about Van Briggle Pottery and includes many never before seen photos of vases and tiles and the following...
by Greg Myroth | Jan 31, 2007 | Van Briggle Pottery
The form or design has a significant impact on the value and desirability of a particular piece of Van Briggle pottery. Van Briggle produced over 900 distinct designs between 1900 and 1912. Of the more than 900 designs produced by Van Briggle...
by Greg Myroth | Dec 15, 2006 | Van Briggle Pottery
Most Van Briggle pottery collectors are familiar with the turquoise ming blue, mulberry, and persian rose glaze colors. However, prior to 1912 Van Briggle pottery used a wide variety of glaze colors such as green, brown, purple, red, yellow, blue, gray, black...
by Greg Myroth | Dec 6, 2006 | Van Briggle Pottery
The quality of the glaze on a Van Briggle vase is often one of the most important factors collectors consider when evaluating an example of the pottery. Artus Van Briggle was recognized for his creation of the "dead matte glaze". The achievement...