EXTREMELY RARE GRUEBY Vase, Classical Form
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:561933 | Style: Classical form |
| Object Type: Vase | Material: Pottery |
| Color: Yellow | Original/Reproduction: Antique Original |
| UPC: Does not apply |
EXTREMELY RARE, ANTIQUE GRUEBY VASE measures 8.25" Tall. At the shoulder's widest, it measures 6.5". The top collar width is 3.75" and the base measures 3". It is in fine condition, no chips, or repairs. The base shows the impressed two-line mark GRUEBY BOSTON, MASS. The vase is covered in the well known semi-matte pale yellow glaze. The glaze color is a bit darker where it has pooled near the base. This may have been made as a funerary urn or ...a lamp base, but it was not drilled.
There is one tiny "bruise" on one thin rib along the side. I have shown that in two images. Under the base, there is a small piece of clay missing from the inside edge of the foot ring. That is also shown in a photo attached. It may have happened when fired. It is, of course, not visible as the vase stands.
THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS FORM. There are a couple other vases that are also not in Grueby's more typical vegetal form, one of which is in a major museum. This form is likely from the Grueby Pottery's earliest years. It would be a fine addition to the collection of any advanced collector wishing to include a range of Grueby forms.
Grueby's work won two gold medals at the Exposition Universalle in Paris 1900, and medals at the Pan-American Exposition (Buffalo 1901) and gold medals in both St. Petersburg (1901) and at the St Louis world's fair in 1904.
If you have any questions about this listing, please write and I will try to answer or post more images. Satisfaction is assured or the item may be returned for a full refund if presented undamaged. I will pack carefully and insure for the full purchase price value.
Thanks for bidding!Jim
Categories: Arts and Crafts Also American Art Pottery
There is one tiny "bruise" on one thin rib along the side. I have shown that in two images. Under the base, there is a small piece of clay missing from the inside edge of the foot ring. That is also shown in a photo attached. It may have happened when fired. It is, of course, not visible as the vase stands.
THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS FORM. There are a couple other vases that are also not in Grueby's more typical vegetal form, one of which is in a major museum. This form is likely from the Grueby Pottery's earliest years. It would be a fine addition to the collection of any advanced collector wishing to include a range of Grueby forms.
Grueby's work won two gold medals at the Exposition Universalle in Paris 1900, and medals at the Pan-American Exposition (Buffalo 1901) and gold medals in both St. Petersburg (1901) and at the St Louis world's fair in 1904.
If you have any questions about this listing, please write and I will try to answer or post more images. Satisfaction is assured or the item may be returned for a full refund if presented undamaged. I will pack carefully and insure for the full purchase price value.
Thanks for bidding!Jim
Categories: Arts and Crafts Also American Art Pottery
