Art Pottery
Van Briggle Pottery – Date or Period of Production
The period of production has a significant impact on the desirability and hence investment potential of Van Briggle pottery. Van Briggle pottery collectors typically divide early production into the following periods: 1. Van Briggle Pottery - 1901 through...
Roseville Pottery – Starting a Collection on a Limited Budget
Beginning collectors of Roseville pottery are often scared away by the high prices they see for middle period patterns such as Baneda, Cherry Blossom, Falline, Ferella, Futura, Morning Glory, Pinecone, Sunflower, Wisteria, etc. As a result, a common question we...
Evaluating Van Briggle Pottery
Scott Nelson, author of A Collector's Guide to Van Briggle Pottery and noted Van Briggle pottery collector, recently wrote an article for the Journal of the American Art Pottery Association titled Van Briggle Pottery: How to Find a Great Pot. In the article,...
Rookwood Pottery Artists (Part 3)
The list of "C" level Rookwood pottery decorators in Anita Ellis' Rookwood Pottery - The Glaze Lines reference book is as noted below. "C" level Rookwood decorators usually have average collector interest. Ellis ranks the following Rookwood...
Rookwood Pottery Artists Continued
We had have a couple of questions about other Rookwood pottery decorators listed in Anita Ellis' Rookwood Pottery - The Glaze Lines reference book so I thought I would provide the list for "B" level Rookwood artists. "B" level Rookwood...
Rookwood Pottery Artists
Many beginning Rookwood Pottery collectors ask who are the most popular or desirable artists and how much of a price premium is placed on vases decorated by "sought-after" decorators versus "average" artists. While collector and market...
