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Lovely modern hand-made pottery vase, possibly Japanese; soft light greenish brown with incised decoration; approximately 8-1/4" high; chop mark on bottom; no chips or cracks, fine condition.

$165.00 (item #PO60)

A wonderful tiny tea bowl by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Roanjin; about 1-3/8" diameter x 1-3/4" high; signed on bottom; with original wooden box; excellent condition.

The twentieth century saw a flowering of Japanese ceramics art.  Perhaps one of the greatest names of this period was Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who is sometimes compared to the Japanese Master Kenzan.  Over the course of his lifetime, Rosanjin produced a truly awe-inspiring range of ceramics.  He is thought to have produced twenty thousand ceramics, mostly at his six kilns in Kita-Kamakura.  Rosanjin’s pieces have a range of use of different clays, firing techniques, and glazes that cover virtually all traditions of Japanese ceramic art.
from: http://www.asia-art.net/jap_ceramic.html

$625.00 (item #PO61)

Heavy handmade pot with lid; beautiful mottled blue-green glaze with brown specks and four impressed areas with deep brown glazes; about 8" high x 7" diameter; marked on bottom with "KA" (in rectangle); no chips or cracks; fine condition.

SOLD (item #PO62)

Unusual hand thrown pottery pitcher with applied high relief naturalistic motif of branches with foliage; has an oriental look; beautiful soft brown and mottled blue glazes; about 10" high; no marks; one small flake on top rim, otherwise fine condition.

$185.00 (item #PO63)

Japanese pottery vase by master potter Ryoji Koie with original box; about 8" high; marked on side (see larger photos on html page); fine condition with no chips or cracks.

$1,850.00 (item #PO64)

Beautiful hand thrown footed pottery bowl with blue and ochre glazes; approximately 4-7/8" high x 8-5/8" diameter; signed on bottom: "Charles Smith, 3/85;" fine condition with no chips.

$175.00 (item #PO65)

Exquisite acid-etched matte finish Cendese murano glass vase; great purplish/brown color; 16" high x about 5-1/2" diameter; incised mark on bottom: "Cendese, Murano, 1986;" excellent condition; no chips or cracks.

$550.00 (item #G010)

Bjorn Weckstrom handblown "Unik" glass goblet; clean and bubbly copper-colored glass foot and ankle surmounted by clear glass cup with white swirlls; about 7" high; incised on bottom: "Bjorn Weckstrom, Nuutajarvi, Notsjo, Finland; excellent condition.

$765.00 (item #G011)

Pretty Higgins art glass small plate; small size, 5" diameter; yellow, gold and yellow-green stripes with gold spiraling decoration; marked in gold script: "higgins;" excellent condition, no cracks or chips.

SOLD (item #G009)

VAN BRIGGLE FLOWER BOWL WITH FROG & CANDLESTICKS

Beautiful Van Briggle flower bowl with frog and candlestick; I believe the color is called Persian Rose; bowl is approximately 8" long x 4" wide x 3" deep; frog is about 4" long x 2-3/8" wide x 2-1/4" tall; candlesticks are each about 3-7/8" tall; all pieces are in excellent condition with no cracks or chips; there is a little bit of water staining on the inside of the bowl--I haven't tried to wash the piece; each piece is marked with the Van Briggle trademark (see photo), "VAN BRIGGLE, COLO. SPGS; bowl is numbered "31", frog "42" and candlesticks "35".

$525.00 (item #P056)

Pair of heavy, shallow stoneware bowls by American studio potter, Myrton Purkss; ca. 1950s; coffee-colored accents with slightly raised turquoise center over a tan crackle glaze; wheel-thrown; approximately 5-3/4" diameter x 1-1/4" high; brushed on bottom of each bowl: "M. PURKISS, FULLERTON, CALIF."  one small flake in the glaze on the rim of each piece, no cracks or chips.

Myrton Purkiss' work is part of the collection of the Everson Museum of Art and is picture in the book "American Ceramics."  He was originally from Canada, born in Victoria, British Columbia and attended the University of Southern California and Chouinard Art Institute. He did research and in England and and France. He participated in the Ceramic National in 1941, and from 1947 through 1952.  In 1952, he served as a member of the jury in Los Angeles. (from "American Ceramics, The Collection of Everson Museum of Art," page 322)/

SOLD (item #P054)

Lovely Swedish Argenta cup with fluted sides; about 2-5/8" high x 2" diameter; marked in silver on bottom with Gustavsberg stamp, "ARGENTA, 1113, MADE IN SWEDEN;" excellent condition with no chips or cracks.

SOLD (item #P053)

A great example of the work of Gordon and Jane Marshall Martz; glazed and incised lidded pottery jar; c. 1950s; approximately 7-1/4" high x 6-1/2" diameter; incised mark on bottom: "Martz" (in script); excellent condition with no chips or cracks.

"Gordon Martz and Jane Marshall met while they were students at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, NY. In 1951, they joined the Marshall Studios in Veedersburg, Indiana, founded by Jane's grandmother Jesse in 1922, and operated by the family including Jane's father Nicholas Marshall and her mother Grace, originally to produce lampshades and woodwork. For the next 38 years, the Martzs at Marshall Studios designed and produced a wide variety of functional ceramic housewares including stoneware lamps, dishes, and tiles. The bodies of their ware were formed by slip-casting, ram pressing, or jiggering, and the pieces were hand decorated. Their work was recognized by a design award from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which also has some of their work in its permanent collection." (from http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~emartz/martzpots/gordjane/index.htm)

SOLD (item #P050)

Exceptional large hand built pottery vase by Charles M. Brown, very dark stoneware body with thick peach colored glaze, and multicolored splotches; approximately 11-1/2" high; about 8-1/2" diameter at the widest point; signed on bottom:  "CB"; excellent condition.

Charles Brown is a nationally recognized potter whose work was selected to be included in  "Objects USA" a touring exhibit sponsored by the Lee Nordness Gallery and the Johnson Wax Company which opened at the Smithsonian in the fall of 1969. He was a resident of Mandarin, Florida. He worked exclusively with hand building  techniques using experimental glazes.  This piece is a very large and fine example of his work. (taken from Objects USA, pg. 44)

SOLD (item #P050)

Large hand-thrown ceramic pot by Dean Schwarz; beautiful matte glazes in shades of blues, browns and tans are obtained by applying slips under the glaze; imaginative, evocative incised shapes surround the mid section of the pot; about 7-1/2" high x approximately 8" diameter; inscribed on side: "Schwarz (in script), 96;" fine condition.

Dean Schwarz was a student of Ruth Roach at the University of Northern Iowa.  He later became a faculty member and chair at Luther College in Decorah Iowa. He retired in 1964 to devote his time to pottery. He studied with Marguerite Wildenhain  who was a great influence on his work.  

Dean now works with his son, Gunnar. Their philosophy in making pottery honors the potters of the past who strove to express themselves through signature works. The artists' goal is to enrich lives conversant with the pots they create.

The father-son Schwarz partnership have work in collections around the world including a Museum of Art and Culture, China; Pottery Museum, Japan; University of Botswana, Africa; University of Nottingham, England; Stavanger College, Norway and two museums in Germany. In the states their work is in The White House Collection, the University of Alaska, St. Lawrence University and the University of Wisconsin among many others. Some of the Iowa collections in which they are represented are the Charles H. MacNider Museum, Waterloo Municipal Galleries, and the Dubuque Museum of Art.

"Highlights of Schwarzs' award list are Best of Clay at Festival of Masters, Disney World; President's Award at University of Wisconsin, and Best of Shows at the Davenport Museum of Art, Charles H. MacNider Museum, and Clear Lake Art Sail. Recent invitational shows include the Lincoln Center in New York and Oakbrook in Chicago. Dean Schwarz was a United States Senior Fulbright Scholar in Ceramics in Korea during 1970-71. (from http://www.clreporter.com/news.html and courtesy of Patsy Roach)

SOLD (item #P044)

Elegant handmade pottery vase reminiscent of turn of the 20th Century Arts & Crafts style; beautiful matte glazes in deep brown, blue, ivory and buff; inscribed with geometric designs and accented with blue dots; approximately 12-3/4" high; inscribed on side: "Schwarz, '96;" excellent condtion.

 $350.00 (item #P045)

Beautiful Murano glass perfume bottle; orange and clear glass with aventurine; approximately 5-1/4" high x 3-1/2" wide; fine condition; marked with label on bottom:  "VETRERIA ARTISTICA, GAMBARO AND PAGGI, MURANO;"

$125.00 (item #G007)

Beautiful hand-blown paperweight by Dan Edler, c. 1975, titled "Space Vine;" approximately 3" high; signed on bottom: " Edler, 1975, Space Vine, 11/55," excellent condition.

Edler, a noted American glass artist, was a teacher's assistant under American studio potter/jeweler Ruth Roach.

$95.00 (item #G006)

Clear ovoid Iittala vase titled "Ovalis" by Tapio Wirkalla from a series of vases designed in 1958 renowned for their clean, elliptical shape; approximately 6-1/4" high; oval is about 6-3/8" long x 2-1/4" wide; incised on bottom: Tapio Wirkkala, and what looks like "JO36;" Iittala label on front; excellent condition.

An "Ovalis" vase is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

SOLD (item #G001)

Wonderful handmade abstract stoneware plate with "Picasso-like" design by Angelo Garzio; heavy stoneware with speckled brown/green glaze and raised scalloped border; approximately 12" x 9-1/2" x almost 1" high; signed on bottom: "Garzio;" fine condition.

Angelo Garzio is professor emeritus of ceramics at  Kansas State University.  He recieved an M.F.A. in 1954 and has taught in multiple university and crafts programs throughout the country and his work is widely exhibited and commands high prices in galleries and at auction.

SOLD (item #P046)

Beautiful black and white studio pot by DwaIn Narragon, c. 1995-96; exhibited at the Hammonds National Exhibit in 1998; porcelain with a soft black glaze, texture similar to soft leather; approximately 6-1/4" high x 7" diameter (at widest point); signed on bottom;  perfect condition.

Dwain Narragon is Associate Professor of Art Ceramics at Eastern Illinois University.  He has won numerous awards some of which are The First Annual Potters Guild Purchase Award, 1996; Meritorious Achievements Award, 1st Kyoto Craft Competition International, Kyoto, Japan, 1986; and the Merit Purchase Award, "Vessels Aesthetic 1983, Taft College, Taft, California, 1983.  He has participated in many international exhibitions and his work is in collections in New Zealand (Auckland Institute and Museum); The Kyoto Craft Center, Kyoto, Japan; Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, Alaska; Taft College, Taft, California; Muncie Art Association, Muncie Indiana; and The Rose Mall, Valley City, North Dakota.

$275.00 (item #P028)

Swedish blue glazed pottery bowl from the city of Alingsas with deeply incised abstract fish design; brown clay body; approximately 8-1/4" diameter x 1-3/4" high; marked on bottom: "Alingsas-Keramic, 531, Handgjort, FS;" excellent condition

SOLD (item #P036)