More American Art Pottery

I drew some more of my Arts and Crafts/American Art pottery collection. On the left is an antique copper box with a raised/embossed lid. The middle vase is a Brush McCoy with a mottled vellum glaze.

The pot on the right is my very favorite of all my pots. It's a Peters and Reed piece that has a raised organic, leafy design on it. The pot is quite heavy and has a wonderful matte green glaze (darker than I've painted it here). I remember I bought it about 10 years ago in Vancouver, WA and paid $125 for it - my most expensive pot.

When I first started collecting in the early 1990's, art pottery was just starting to get expensive. Matte green pots became really popular and spendy. Now there are so many reproductions and fakes being made, it's hard to know what is "real". I was watching PBS "Antiques Roadshow" and they showed several pots that were recently made in China. They were made to look old, had dirt in the glaze, the clay bottoms were scuffed and darkened, and they were reproductions of TECO and Grueby. Ebay is full of items called Arts and Crafts "style" matte green pots.

Before ebay, I used to find some great deals in little towns between Oregon and South Dakota. We would drive home through Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Nebraska and stop at antique stores in little towns along the way. Because of their remote locations, prices were usually low. That all changed with ebay.

Emma Pod

Green Pots....

Here are a few more pots from my collection of Arts and Crafts/American Art Pottery. The left turquoise pot is a brush McCoy. It got it when Ross Perot was running for president and it's got ears that look like his, so it's my "Ross Perot pot". The front pot with pink flowers is a Roseville "Clematis". The taller green pot in the back has no marking and I'm not sure who made it. And the far right pot is a Roseville "Carnelian". It was an anniversary present.

EP

A Few More Pots....

Since I started drawing pots, I decided to sketch some of the others I have around the house. Here are three of my favorites. I like the matte green and brown tones of older pottery.

 The fluted top pot on the left is an old Weller, the taller middle pot is a Peters and Reed, and the vase on the right is a Niloak. These are from the "Art's and Crafts" period (early 1900's) and I like their earthy colors and textures.

Emma Pod

Bye Bye Pots...

I have been collecting old art pottery for the past 15 years or so. It's been great fun scavenging in antique stores, garage sales, and online to find good deals. I've decided to sell some of the pieces I'm not so crazy about or no longer have space for.

 I've been trying to figure out what they're worth and plan to list them on craig's list or ebay. I've bought alot online, but have never sold, so it will be a new experience for me. Tonight I decided to draw some of the pots I'm thinking about parting with. I have a few more that I'll group in another drawing.

These are mostly old McCoy pieces. The back left vase is a Weller and the green hanging planter is a Roseville. I'm not sure who made the tall turquoise vase, the two blue pieces in front, or the low maroon pot.

EP