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Newcomb College
Estimate
45,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Newcomb College
- An Important Vase
impressed and glazed with NC monogram, impressed JM and Q, incised and glazed MHLeB, and dated in underglaze BO66
- high-glazed earthenware
- decorated by Marie de Hoa LeBlanc potted by Joseph Meyer
Provenance
Bonhams and Butterfields, Los Angeles, March 30, 2003, lot 1101
Literature
Robert Judson Clark, ed., The Arts and Crafts Movement in America 1876-1916, Princeton, 1972, p. 147 (for a vase decorated by LeBlanc with a related tree motif in the collection of Newark Museum)
Jessie Poesch, Newcomb Pottery: An Enterprise for Southern Women, 1895-1940, Exton, PA, 1984, p. 43 (for an embroidered wall hanging by Newcomb College with a related landscape scene)
Janet Kardon, ed., The Ideal Home 1900-1920: The History of Twentieth-Century American Craft, New York, 1993, p. 151 (for a vase decorated by LeBlanc with related tree motif in the collection of Newark Museum)
Condition
Overall in very good condition. When examined under black light, there are no visible traces of any prior restoration. The vase presents beautifully in person, with great scale and exceptional definition to the carved decoration. The carved surfaces are very tactile and impart the vase with a tremendous sense of scenic depth. The glaze application is also skillfully executed with great precision. A very impressive example.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This exceptional vase is distinguished by its impressive scale and exquisitely carved decoration. The decorative register, suggestive of a bayou or river bank scene with successive rows of trees separated by a body of water, effectively imparts a tremendous amount of pictorial depth. The varying tonalities of subtle blue glazes on the horizontal bands further heightens the appearance of spatial depth.