Cowan Pottery "Pterodactyl" Console Bowl Ca. 1926, "Columbine" Glaze

Cowan Pottery "Pterodactyl" Console Bowl Ca. 1926, "Columbine" Glaze

Originally formed as the Cleveland Pottery and Tile Company by designer, potter and teacher R. Guy Cowan, the Cowan Pottery Studio, which operated from 1913 to 1931, produced outstanding and technically extraordinary pieces, which brought international recognition to American Art Pottery. The expertise of the talented artists and chemists in residence allowed them to create distinctly modern forms and glazes during its short-lived existence that have never been reproduced.

This wonderful footed scalloped bowl, (attributed to Lithuanian-born sculptor Alexander Blazys, who collaborated with R. Guy Cowan during the 1920's) is known as the "Pterodactyl" bowl, shape #729 circa 1926, and is the largest of the four bowls featuring this motif. Glazed in Cowan's spectacular "Columbine", a stunning combination of "April Green" lining the blue/green "Lapis" exterior, this dramatic and substantial console bowl features unique bird-like "pterodactyl" forms bracketing each end.

This wonderful elliptical bowl is in superb condition, free from chipping, cracking, crazing or restoration.

Marked at the base with the die-impressed Cowan logo.

H 6.5", W 10.5", L 16.5", base 7.5" x 4.5".

Item ID: 1086

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$395 USD

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