Nestled in an old brick building on a nondescript side street, this Seattle gem has been deemed by top designers as one of the nation’s most comprehensive sources for 20th-century American pottery.
American art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasized aesthetic beauty and unique glazes over mass production. Using traditional materials, it was known for a color palette of ...
Haegar was the giant in the American decorative pottery business for most of the 20th century. The company, begun in 1871 and later called Royal Haeger, outlasted nearely all competitors, closing ...
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so the saying goes. But when it comes to American art pottery from the Arts and Crafts period, it was so common for competing companies to take ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Beginning in England in the early ...
What started as a hobby developed into a passion -- some might say obsession -- and became a successful business for one collector. Reining in several collections and finding a place for everything in ...
A longtime ROADSHOW Pottery & Porcelain expert helps us get to know Adelaide Robineau, one of the most important figures in 20th-century American decorative arts. At the Omaha ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event ...
Like many Athens couples, Bill and Dorothy Paul owned a few pieces of nice pottery a few years ago, but not nearly enough to qualify as a serious collection. They’ve made up for lost time in the past ...
You have probably seen pottery vases hanging on kitchen walls. Usually called “wall pockets,” they sometimes look like brightly colored plates or plaques with a built-in opening for hanging. Vintage ...
The provenance doesn’t get any better. “My wife’s uncle worked for the government and traveled the country working with different Native American tribes,” Nils Johansson explained to Brian Thomczek ...