Weller pottery was founded in 1872 by samuel weller. The following pages are an excerpt from the book and illustrate the renowned cle ment massier. Porcelain and pottery weller vintage, antique and collectibleavailable for sale at. Weller pottery decorators active between 1895 and 1936. Weller started producing high quality, artistic pottery pieces including vases, umbrella stands and flower pots. Its always good when you can find everything you need in one place, thats why this weller pottery book is such a great deal.
John frank started his pottery business in 1933 in norman, oklahoma where he. In the 1980s the clay color became a light pink or orange. Weller in 1872, weller pottery began as a producer of relatively. This page is devoted to fans of weller pottery 18721948 in fultonham and zanesville, ohio.
Group lot of four vases and bowls with raised fruit, klyro flemish design by weller largest measures height 7 diamet. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Weller seems to have faltered in three critical areas. The weller pottery of zanesville was one of the most prolific of the ohio potteries, creating lines ranging from highend art ware to functional commercial ware. Faked, reproduced and lookalike american art pottery american art pottery, with the exception of roseville, has generally escaped widespread commercial reproductions. His genius was in hiring talented designers and decorators from all over the world. Frank norman 9 june 1930 23 december 1980 was a british novelist and playwright. This is a nice average size vase in a bulbous form with a stepped body. Welcome, to weller galleries located in beautiful sw florida. Weller pottery was founded by samuel weller in fultonham, ohio, united states in 1872. Work by roseville, weller, owens, clewell, and cowan. As prices of originals rise, however, it becomes more and more profitable to produce. By 1905, weller pottery was the largest pottery in the country.
The weller greora line was developed to resemble the highly popular coppertone line. He basically had two styles, or methods in producing wares. The ceramic art of peter shire drohojowska, hunter and klein, norman. Bottom marked with weller pottery, bpu 34 and cipher for mr. Its primary focus is on the ceramics of japan with some writing dedicated to korean and chinese wares. Teco uhl marked usa pottery van briggle weller westernmonmouth. Many people collect vintage and antique weller art pottery due to the low cost of entry. Founded in 2001, a passion for collecting art turned into a business for gallery owner bruce weller. Originally, his business consisted of a small cabin and one beehive kiln, and weller produced flower pots, bowls, crocks, and vases.
Some early marks included the name of the line, but most just indicated that the piece was made by weller as shown below. In 1882, sam weller moved his growing business to zanesville, ohio. Weller coppertone copy now in market real or repro. Weller galleries went from specializing in wildlife art to expanding its venue in 2009 to well over 100 artist and has quickly become one of the nations premier contemporary and. Faked, reproduced and lookalike american art pottery. How to identify fake weller pottery marks our pastimes. Make a solid investment in your weller pottery collection get the guide that gives you the details and data you need.
It is noted for a gradient of color from top to bottom over which flowers or dogs were painted mostly on vases or pitchers of various shapes. Every visitor can search and browse our listings when looking for an artist. Pictures are great, and lots of them, accuratly display the items. Get the best deal for weller art pottery from the largest online selection at. Check out david ragos antiques roadshow appraisal of this weller pottery dickensware ii vase, ca. A well known weller pottery coppertone shape has been copied. A great book to use as a reference to weller pottery. Its an older edition, so the prices are not totally accurate or timely, but gives a good idea. As prices of originals rise, however, it becomes more and more profitable to produce fakes as oneofakind items or in relatively small batches. He gave wellers ohio valley rivals, rookwood and roseville, separate chapters earlier in the book. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. Frank bought synar ceramics in september, 1957 and named it gracetone. Porcelain and potterywellervintage, antique and collectibleavailable for sale at. Lonhuda pottery is a type of collectible art pottery created under samuel a weller in ohio.
With all the data, pricing, and photos for identifying pieces with confidence, youre gaining a book that is part identification and price guide and. Samuel weller produced his popular american arts and crafts pottery in ohio from 1872 until the company closed its doors in 1948. Ink stamped and incised marks were both frequently used, along with those hand incised by artists who decorated pottery for this company. The weller pottery company had its humble beginnings in a log cabin in fultonham, ohio. The black background with applied green and brown glazes spallter around the body of the vase. Samuel a weller founded his first oneman, oneroom pottery in 1872, in his home town of fultonham, ohio. Weller pottery was one of the most prolific pottery producers of central ohio in the 20th century. Circa 1920 weller pottery hanging basket in blue drape pattern. Lessell introduced the famous lasa range in the early 1920s as well as the chengtu, lamar and marengo lines. Today the chinese are making reproductions that carry weller marks, but weller pottery is distinguished in more ways than just the stamp on the bottom. Weller pottery decoratorsartists internet antique gazette. His objective was to make fine art pieces that everyday. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Other artists who served at the weller pottery include gazo fujiyama from japan, thomas wheatley and frank ferrell from the us, albert haubrich and john lessell from germany.
Art glass of the martin house complex, eric jackson forsberg. The value of items produced by weller pottery company from 1872 through 1948 varied as widely as the flower pots, bowls, crock, vases, and other wares the company produced. The pottery produced a variety of red earthen wares, including umbrella stands, flower pots and jardinieres. Large and beautifully decorated bulbous weller pottery vase decorated with large blue tulips by frank dedonatis. When samuel weller launched his oneman, oneroom pottery in 1872, he did everything himself.
Jardiniere is 11 in diameter and the pedestal is about 2712 tall. Although weller pottery developed some noteworthy and highly collectible lines over its 54years, david rago allocated only two paragraphs to weller in american art pottery 1997. Tile collectors will appreciate the meticulously researched history of each pottery, biographies of tile makers, and rare examples seldom seen even in museums. The weller pottery company produced art pottery from 1872 until 1948 in zanesville, ohio. The original business consisted of a small cabin and one kiln and initial products produced by weller included flower pots, crocks, bowls, and vases. With all the data, pricing, and photos for identifying pieces with confidence, youre gaining a book that is part identification and price guide and part maintenance and care guide for weller pottery owners. Weller founded weller pottery in fultonham, ohio, united states. Owens died, and they closed by 1907, which is probably why your grandfather then went to work for weller. Lessell introduced the famous lasa range in the early 1920s as well as the chengtu, lamar. The illustrated dictionary of french art nouveau ceramics, published this year, offers an indepth. Operating for the better part of a century, weller was renowned for its experimental glazes in the early years of the 20th century.
The earliest frankoma pieces 19331934 were marked either frank potteries norman. See more ideas about weller pottery, pottery and pottery art. The pottery produced a variety of red earthen wares, including umbrella stands, flower pots and. Sam weller first started making pottery in fultonham, ohio about 1872 for mostly local farmers in the nearby ohio towns and villages. He dug the clay from the fultenham, ohio, soil, threw and fired his pieces, and carted them into nearby zanesville, where he sold them door to door. Weller pottery was in the same area of american art pottery wares as firms like roseville, mccoy, van briggle, rookwood, grueby, niloak, marblehead, hampshire, teco, and pewabic. The second book on the subject from frederick franck. Founded in fultonham, ohio, by samuel weller, at one point around 1905 weller pottery was the largest pottery in the country.
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