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American Art Pottery, Lamps, and Extraordinary Items
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Our selection of American Art Pottery, lamps, and vintage collectibles reflects our personal fascination for collecting.
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$90 USD SaleSALE Weir Pottery c1900 Pre Western Stoneware Monmouth Decanter
Pottery:Weir
Weir Pottery was one of the seven small pottery companies that combined in 1906 to form the Western Stoneware Company. Weir formed in 1889 and produced utilitarian wares. They also produced items on contract and are best know for producing the blue and white Ole Sleepy Eye items such as pitchers that were give-a-ways included in 50 pound sacks of flour (The government made them stop as the pitchers weighed more than an equivalent volume of flour!). They also made several styles of decanters for ...
$81 USD SaleSALE Maddux of California Mallard Duck TV Lamp
Pottery:Tv Lamps
Bittersweet Antiques presents this fine example of a Maddux Mallard TV lamp with planter. The colors are bright and vibrant as they are supposed to be. Clearly marked in the back, but was difficult to photograph. I increased the contrast on the picture of the mark to make it more readable. The is a firing crack in the manufacturing on the back from the vent hole down toward the light socket. No other chips, crack, or repair. Shipping will be $17.50 for FedEx Home Delivery to the lower 48 states. ...
$55 USD SaleSALE Brush-McCoy Brown Onyx 8 &1/2 inch 060 Vase
Pottery:Brush-mccoy
This is a nice example of a Brush 060 vase in brown onyx glaze. The vase stands almost 8 and 1/2 inches tall and is free of cracks and repairs. It does have a small nick in the base and does have some crazing. There are a few factory pops and a bit of extra clay on the side that gave an interesting effect to the glaze. It is not marked, but is not supposed to be and can be seen in the Sanford Brush-McCoy Book 1 in green onyx on page 47. An excellent example in brown! The last picture shows the ...
$450 USD SaleSALE Brush-McCoy Jewel 030 Candlestick 7 inches Type 2 Mint!
Pottery:Brush-mccoy
We present for the discriminating Brush-McCoy collector, this absolutely gorgeous Jewel 030 Candlestick. This is the 7 inch high example in the Type 2 glaze treatment. The Brush-McCoy Stone Art line was one of the more intense hand manipulated lines that the company produced. First the molded blanks were high-fired to produce a very durable product. Then the items were hand decorated by a squeeze bag method, taking several hours each to complete before the second firing. Two glaze types were ...
$65 USD SaleSALE Camark Deco Triple Barrel Vase in Aqua
Pottery:Camark
We are pleased to be able to offer this Camark triple barrel vase. This vase is an early Camark product with the second block letter impressed mark. The vase has a decidedly Deco feel to it with its graduated size barrels connected by an angled "belt". The tallest barrel is 7 and 3/4 inches tall and the piece is 6 and 1/2 inches at its widest. It has a nice aqua semi-matte glaze. The bottom has been ground to sit flat and the mark is partially filled in with glaze. There are no chips, cracks, or ...
$27 USD SaleSALE Cash Family of Tennessee High Top Lace Shoe Boot Vase
Pottery:American
The production of the Cash family in Tennessee is now coming into it's own as a collectible. The boot has become the Cash Pottery Icon. This example stands 6 and 1/2 inches tall and 5 and 1/3 inches long. It is well and typically marked with the ink stamp which reads in script "Made By The Cash Family Handpainted". The boot is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. There is a manufacturing defect of some glaze thinness and a miss at the bottom edge on the left side. Also, ...
$850 USD SaleSALE Roseville 718 Art Nouveau c1900 Umbrella Stand
Pottery:Roseville
Bittersweet Antiques presents this rare Roseville #718 umbrella stand. It is not marked but it is pictured on a Factory page in the Bomm book, "Roseville in all its Splendor" on page 381. It is definitely Art Nouveau with sweeping, sensual forms of flowers and blended glazing. The umbrella stand is 22 inches tall with a 9 inch opening, hence its catalog listing of 718 9X22. The stand is in excellent shape with the exception of 1 rim hairline that has been professionally stabilized to prevent ...
$34 USD SaleSALE Royal Copley Bird on Stump Planter
Pottery:Royal Copley
Although we love retro and MCM, we tend to live in older homes and decorate in a preWWII not post war manner. We are therefore offering most of our MCM items here on Ruby Lane to make room for things we can display in our more Arts and Crafts decorating style. Although this bird has the position and shape of a whip-o-will, the decorator chose to give the bird more of a Baltimore Oriole coloration in yellow, a dark, almost black green, and burnt orange highlights. The planter stands 6 and 1/4 ...
$37 USD SaleSALE Royal Copley Bird on Apple Planter
Pottery:Royal Copley
Although we love retro and MCM, we tend to live in older homes and decorate in a preWWII not post war manner. We are therefore offering most of our MCM items here on Ruby Lane to make room for things we can display in our more Arts and Crafts decorating style. This is a nice Royal Copley bird on an apple planter. The planter stands 6 and 1/2 inches tall and 6 and 1/2 inches wide. There are no chips, cracks, or repairs but close inspection reveals some fine crazing in the clear high gloss top ...
$23 USD SaleSALE Royal Copley 2 Bear Cubs on Stump Planter
Pottery:Royal Copley
Although we love retro and MCM, we tend to live in older homes and decorate in a preWWII not post war manner. We are therefore offering most of our MCM items here on Ruby Lane to make room for things we can display in our more Arts and Crafts decorating style. This Royal Copley planter of 2 cubs with a stump is way up there on the cute scale. The planter is 6 inches wide and stands 5 and 1/2 inches tall on 2 dry wedge feet. It is air-brushed decorated and has hand painted eyes and eyebrows. ...
$50 USD SaleSALE RRPC Matte Blue Greek Key Porch Jardiniere
Pottery:American
This is a 1970s-80s era Robinson Ransbottom porch jardiniere in a nice matte blue glaze. The jardiniere stands 10 and 1/2 inches tall and has a 10 and 1/2 inch top diameter. Just below the top rim is a Greek key design broken by a stylized handle and ring. Below that is a stylized grape bunch and vine as a swag on a pebbled background. There is a dry foot and a circle that could be punched out for drainage. The bottom is marked with an incised USA. The matte blue glaze has some glaze pops as ...
$34 USD SaleSALE Royal Copley Rabbit Keep Out Double Planter
Pottery:Royal Copley
This Royal Copley planter of a rabbit in her carrot garden with a KEEP OUT sign is a bit tongue-in-cheek since most want to keep rabbits out of the garden. This rabbit is ready for a day of tending her carrots in a nice bonnet and carrying her basket. To her right are her carrots and to her left is her KEEP OUT sign. The planter is a mix of air-brushed and hand painted decoration (her hat, eyes, carrots, and sign). She stands a tad over 8 inches to the tip of her ear and 8 and 1/2 inches wide. ...
$90 USD SaleSALE Royal Haeger R-186 Bird of Paradise Pink Vase
Pottery:Haeger
Bittersweet Antiques presents this marvelous Royal Haeger Bird of Paradise Vase R-186 in a mottled pink. I also have one in blue. This is a large vase, standing about 12 inches tall. Marked on the bottom "Royal Haeger USA 186" but it is very faint. This one also has a foil label. This vase is in fine condition with no cracks or repairs. There is glaze chipping along the base in two places in the front and 1 on the side. Also, the tip of the nose has a roughness that is more felt than seen. An ...
$104 USD SaleSALE Royal Haeger R-186 Bird of Paradise Blue Vase
Pottery:Haeger
Bittersweet Antiques presents this marvelous Royal Haeger Bird of Paradise Vase R-186 in a mottled blue. I also have one in pink. This is a large vase, standing about 12 inches tall. Marked on the bottom "Royal Haeger USA 186". This vase is in fine condition with no cracks or repairs. There is glaze chipping along the base in two places. An excellent example of Royal Haeger Bird of Paradise. Shipping will be $17.50 For FedEx Home Delivery to lower 48 states. Other destinations at cost.
$30 USD SaleSALE Royal Copley Flying Duck Planter with Blue and Gold Decoration
Pottery:Royal Copley
Although we love retro and MCM, we tend to live in older homes and decorate in a preWWII not post war manner. We are therefore offering most of our MCM items here on Ruby Lane to make room for things we can display in our more Arts and Crafts decorating style. This Royal Copley planter is a bit unusual in it's coloration and the use of this much gold highlights. While there is some of the expected Royal Copley green, rose, and brown, there is also a light blue used on the wings that is unusual. ...
$25 USD SaleSALE USA Pottery Oh-So-50's Modern Splatter Vase
Pottery:American
Bittersweet Antiques presents this circa 1950's Modern Vase. This is a large vase standing just over 12 inches tall and a 4 by 7 inch top opening suitable for a splay of flowers or feather plumes. I do not know the maker but it has been suggested Red Wing. It is marked by hand inscription "993" over "Made in USA" with a possible "DS" monogram.. The vase has a matte gray exterior with a white splatter in a large pattern over it. The interior has a clear overglaze that is crazed. No chips cracks ...
$325 USDBlue and White Avenue of Trees Pitcher Inscribed c1912
Pottery:Brush-mccoy
This pitcher often goes unidentified and is best known to Blue and White collectors as the "Avenue of Trees". The pitcher is a Brush-McCoy product and is from their Woodland line. These pitchers went into production in 1912 and continued for several years and can be see in the Sanfords Guide to Brush-McCoy Pottery, Book 2 on page 46. This particular pitcher is the largest size, standing 7 and 3/4 inches high and 7 and 3/4 inches from spout to back of handle. It is in outstanding, little (if ever ...
$75 USD1952 Swivelier Vogue-Lite MCM Retro Rolph Scarlett Design New Old Stock
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting:Mcm
Swivelier was, and still is, a fine maker of lighting products. This wall or ceiling mounted spotlight has never been used and still has the hanging tag with a 1952 date. The tag indicates that this is "Styled by Rolph Scarlett" and describe it's virtues as "Modern colors that blend with contemporary interiors," and "Finish is kiln-baked for extra durability." As their name implies, they had a patented swivel and its virtues are on the tag which you can read in the photo. Rolph Scarlett was an ...
$75 USDc1928 GE Edison Electric Appliance Co. Ornate Waffle Iron
Collectibles:Kitchenware
This is a nice ornate working waffle iron. The stamped tag on the bottom indicates this waffle iron was patented (patent # 1694981) in 1928 (submitted in 1926) by Charles P. Randolph. He assigned it to the Edison Electric Appliance Company of Chicago, A Corporation of New York. It was produced by Hotpoint CALROD of Edison Electric Appliance Co. The CALROD designation refers to the heating elements that are an integral part of the aluminum heating surface which are proven workhorses if somewhat ...
$65 USD SaleSALE Carnival Chalk Ware 16 in Lady & Dogs Statue
Collectibles:Vintage:Chalkware
This is the largest carnival chalk statue my daughter has in her collection. She was lucky enough to find 2 of these 16 inch tall "Lady with 2 Dogs" and is willing to part with this one. This statue has good detail from a fresh mold. There are at least seven colors used in her air-brushed decoration. Her long auburn hair is swept back as if she is facing a breeze. She has a wide, teeth showing smile on her detailed face. Her flowing gown is air-brushed in blue and green. She is holding one dog ...
$70 USD SaleSALE Weller DuPont 9 inch Cylindrical Vase c1915
Pottery:Weller
This line was produced for the DuPont family and while Weller made more than needed for the DuPonts, they were not made in large numbers and can be hard to find. These were made at the same time as the Roma line and are occasionally found in a Roma glaze. This vase has the typical DuPont glaze on the swag and bouquet decorated, 3 paneled vase. I have shown all 3 panels. There are red roses in a dark mustard colored vase and lower decoration. The upper swag and the background lattice are ...
$100 USDBrush McCoy Stonecraft 241 Jardiniere
Pottery:Brush-mccoy
This Stonecraft jardiniere was produced by the squeeze bag decorating method in the 1920s. This one is the 6 inch tall and 7 inch top diameter version. There is a bottom rim chip which is the only non-production flaw.
$85 USDRoseville Holland or Dutch Line Lemonade Pitcher pre 1916
Pottery:Roseville
Roseville used this form and decorated it in many forms. This one has the 2 Dutchmen smoking cigars on it. The pitcher stands 11 and 1/2 inches tall and has a 4 inch base diameter. The pitcher has all over crazing and a couple of factory blemishes on the body. Also there are 2 old rim repairs that appear as a slight color difference and a hairline to the handle and a small bottom chip. It still displays nicely.
$145 USDEarly Brush McCoy Pierced Ring Jug in Blended Colors
Pottery:Brush-mccoy
This Brush McCoy pierced jug is in blended browns and green. The jug is not marked but can be seen in any Brush McCoy book. The jug is complete with its top and music box. The box does not play the expected "How Dry I Am" and "The Blue Danube" and instead plays a tune I do not recognize. It also uses what I believe to be the earliest method of holding the box in place that consists of a metal band that fits into slots. It stands 10 and 1/2 inches tall and 8 inches wide. It is in excellent ...
$125 USDBrush McCoy 214 Bon Ton Amaryllis Jardiniere
Pottery:Brush-mccoy
This is the 7 and 1/2 inch tall, 9 inch top opening size of the Bon Ton 214 jardiniere. The jardiniere depicts repeating amaryllis flowers and foliage in a blended glaze treatment. There are 2 interior rim chips and a fleabite. Also there is all over fine crazing. The bottom has the expected stilt pulls and a breakout from the grinding that allows it to sit flat.
$40 USD SaleSALE Continental Austria Finger Ring Candle Holder in Green and Blue
Pottery:Continental
This is a lovely candle holder with a finger hold handle. The holder has an impressed mark of "Austria" and the numbers 4440. There are also some underglaze pencil marks probably instructions to the glazer. The glazer used a lime green as the field color with a light blue to highlight the basket weave pattern and handle. The mold was fresh and the holder has a sharp and distinct pattern. The holder is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, and no visible crazing. The base is 5 ...
$27 USD SaleSALE Vintage Victorian Couple and Dog Figural Napkin Holder
Collectibles:Kitchenware
The happy Victorian couple were iconic and evoked nostalgia, even in the 1950's. Here we have the perfect couple in their Sunday best as if posing for a picture. The man is standing with his hat in hand and his arm around his seated wife. She is wearing a fancy hat with a floral spray on top and a vibrant red dress. The family dog is peaking out from behind the husband's leg. All of the colors are cold painted and very well executed. There are only a few areas of paint loss. There is a spot on ...
$95 USD SaleSALE Pair of Hull Novelty Baskets, Berries and Leaves
Pottery:Hull
These are a pair of Hull, leaves and berries, novelty baskets. They are clearly a Hull design although they are not marked. There are no chips, cracks, or repairs on either basket. They stand 6 and 1/4 to top of handle, almost 7 inches long, and 3 and 1/2 inches wide.
$200 USDPair of Capodimonte Reticulated Hand Painted Lamps
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting:Capodimonte
This fine pair of lamps were made in Italy by Capodimonte and have their classic form and striking hand painting. These have a 2 tiered pierced brass base that shows some patina. The lamps stand 31 inches to the top of the finial and 21 inches to the top of the lamp socket. The pottery portion stands 15 and 1/2 inches tall. The sockets have incorporated rheostat controls for continuous light dimming. One socket has lost its knob but still is easy to turn without it. The pottery is reticulated ...
$200 USDPair of Reticulated Capodimonte Lamps with Shades
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting:Capodimonte
This pair of Capodimonte lamps have their original shades. These have a round pierced brass base supporting 4 sea monsters that support the pottery portion. The pottery is done in a cream base color with a vine and flower motif as well as the expected putti, in this case a pair of them repeated 4 times around the lamp. Gold highlights adorn the pottery throughout and is in excellent condition with some expected wear in the most handled areas. The shades are original and show some wear and ...
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