posted on January 23, 2005 11:11:21 AM
A man who gives my sister items to sell on consignment brought this planter to an antique show. She put it aside to do some research before she priced it and the other dealers started to ask about the price. I can't say I like it but it seemed to get a lot of attention. One of them said it was by Owens Pottery from Ohio because they had seen one like it. It is not marked and we can not find anything online that looks like it. There is a hole in the bottom, the inside is also glazed green, and the surface decoration is quite rough.
Does anyone have a clue as it its maker? Thanks for any help you can give.
As a followup up on an earlier question... I posted a picture of the figurine below and asked if anyone could help identify it. There was general agreement that it was not Lefton because it was only marked with a number. "More Lefton China" by Ruth McCarty shows this very lady. She must have had a paper label which is gone.
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posted on January 23, 2005 11:55:57 AM
Interesting piece. Are the knobs on each side solid or do they have a hole for, say, a hanging apparatus? Is there tell-tale soil on the inside that would indicate it was a planter?
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posted on January 23, 2005 12:09:16 PM
I will post more pictures. The bottom has a hole which makes us think planter. The knobs on the side are solid and seem to be a cut off limbs. Seem too small to hang by.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
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posted on January 24, 2005 06:18:34 AM
Roadsmith, there was soil packed into the base when she got it.
ltray, don't think it could be a cookie jar with the hole in the bottom and no kind of rim to hold a lid. We could try to convince Ralphie that it is a jar to hold dog bones but I think he is too smart to fall for that!
Is anyone familiar with the "Owens Pottery" of Zanesville, Ohio and does that seem like a possibility? One of the other dealers at the show was sure they had seen a similar planter from that maker.
Thanks again for any assistance.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on January 24, 2005 10:03:13 AM
I have to agree with you on the planter. Cookie jars would not have holes <g>
Sorry can't help with the pattern. I know most of the main zanesville potteries but not much experience with the original Owens. This could be a piece. I still stand by my 1920's or earlier , but that is the best I can do.
posted on January 24, 2005 10:27:30 AM
Thanks ltray. I think your date seems right but I don't know how we will ever get an idea of value. The thing that sent us looking for information was the level of interest by the other dealers. There is that nagging feeling that they know more more but are not about to share it.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on January 24, 2005 10:32:02 AM
Photo: Have you tried posting your question with a picture on the Ebay pottery board? I'd try that.
Also, you might try googling Zanesville or Ohio pottery and see if there's some expert out there (I'm sure there is--it's just a matter of finding the person, right?!).
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posted on January 24, 2005 10:38:07 AM
Roadsmith, I have never posted on the eBay special interest boards. I have not read one for a while but some time ago I looked around some of them and it seemed they were very "inside club" sort of places. (Not like eBay Outlook!
I looked at some Zaneville sites but did not try any help boards.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on January 24, 2005 01:05:21 PM
Photo: The message boards can give limited help, if you're lucky. They used to be awful, more like cutesy chat groups, but I think they're a bit better now. When desperate, I will post to those message boards. I've been fortunate in the past year to get answers there on three different occasions, when our Vendio bunch couldn't help. Trouble is, you have to keep checking to see if there's an answer since nothing comes in via my e-mail. It's cumbersome.
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posted on January 24, 2005 01:14:55 PM
Thanks again, Roadsmith. I did a quick read and there was quite a bit of inside chat but I will give it a try.
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