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Grueby Faience Company
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Grueby Faience Company
- Seven-Handled Vase
- impressed GRUEBY POTTERY BOSTON U.S.A and 34
- glazed earthenware
designed by George Prentiss Kendrick
Provenance
Private Estate, California
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Arthur Russell, ''Grueby Pottery,'' House Beautiful, December 1898, p. 5
Henry Lewis Johnson, ''Exhibition of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts,'' Brush and Pencil, June 1899, p. 173
''American Studio Talk,'' International Studio, November 1899, p. xvii
''Some New Designs and Methods in Rookwood [and] Grueby Faience,'' The Art Journal, special extra number, The Paris Exhibition, June 1900, p. 60
Walter Ellsworth Gray, “Latter-Day Developments in American Pottery,” Brush and Pencil, January 1902, pp. 236 and 240
Pendleton Dudley, “The Work of American Potters,” Arts and Decoration, November 1920, p. 21
Robert Judson Clark, ed., The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1876-1916, Princeton, 1972, p. 137
Grueby, exh. cat., Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, 1981, pp. 6 and 8
Tod M. Volpe and Beth Cathers, Treasures of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1920, New York, 1988, p. 87
Susan J. Montgomery, The Ceramics of William H. Grueby, Lambertville, NJ, 1993, pp. 29, 41 and pls. XIII, XLV
Grueby Pottery: A New England Arts and Crafts Venture: The William Curry Collection, exh. cat., Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1994, pp. 9 and 27
Jonathan Clancy and Martin Eidelberg, Beauty in Common Things: American Arts & Crafts Pottery from the Two Red Roses Foundation, Palm Harbor, 2008, pp. 61 and 74
Henry Lewis Johnson, ''Exhibition of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts,'' Brush and Pencil, June 1899, p. 173
''American Studio Talk,'' International Studio, November 1899, p. xvii
''Some New Designs and Methods in Rookwood [and] Grueby Faience,'' The Art Journal, special extra number, The Paris Exhibition, June 1900, p. 60
Walter Ellsworth Gray, “Latter-Day Developments in American Pottery,” Brush and Pencil, January 1902, pp. 236 and 240
Pendleton Dudley, “The Work of American Potters,” Arts and Decoration, November 1920, p. 21
Robert Judson Clark, ed., The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1876-1916, Princeton, 1972, p. 137
Grueby, exh. cat., Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, 1981, pp. 6 and 8
Tod M. Volpe and Beth Cathers, Treasures of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1920, New York, 1988, p. 87
Susan J. Montgomery, The Ceramics of William H. Grueby, Lambertville, NJ, 1993, pp. 29, 41 and pls. XIII, XLV
Grueby Pottery: A New England Arts and Crafts Venture: The William Curry Collection, exh. cat., Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1994, pp. 9 and 27
Jonathan Clancy and Martin Eidelberg, Beauty in Common Things: American Arts & Crafts Pottery from the Two Red Roses Foundation, Palm Harbor, 2008, pp. 61 and 74
Condition
Overall very good condition. The vase with a very rich glaze that presents with even more vibrant green coloration when viewed in person compared to the printed catalogue illustration. With a few surface imperfections to the glaze inherent in the making, not visually detractive and some visible in the catalogue illustration. The body of the vase with a few very minor surface scratches. The vase has been recently conserved by a professional conservator specializing in Grueby ceramics. During the conservation, approximately 15 minor chips were filled in, contoured and toned to present harmoniously with the original glaze. A few of the curled leaf edges on the aperture and lower register with irregular edges, inherent in the making. A very nice example of an iconic design by Grueby.
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.