Vintage 1940s Mid Century Relief Ming Tree California Art Pottery Weil Ware Vase
Item History & Price
Vintage 1940's Mid Century ASIAN-style "Ming Tree in Relief" Weil Ware California Art Pottery VASE by Max Weil - 1930 to 1954; Originally 'California Figurine Co.' Los Angeles.
Max Weil was formally from Gladding-McBean Pottery Company.
4 3/4" High X 7 3/4" corner to corner.
Undulating Rim.
Wonderful Art Deco MING Tree design on Front and Back of Vase. Looks like a Bonsai Tree!
3 Dimensional/Relief Design of flowing Brown Tree w/Pink Crush...ed Applied Pottery Clusters of Blossoms, on beautiful Grey Background; "Coralline-like" decorations for which Weil is well-known.
In wonderful condition - not even any crazing - NO hairlines or cracks, there is the tiniest of a flea bite on inside rim, I didn't know it was there until I got my magnifying glass out! Not sure if it is just the glaze is gone, a factory dip under the glaze, or a little bite?!!
Very clean inside and out - probably never used.
Bottom - marked in a circle pattern with: "Hand Decorated", "WEIL WARE", an outline of a "Burrow" (donkey), "Made in California", "Pat Applied For", stamped in Black - # "23" in a circle and # "34".
Any glare/white spots from my camera.
Please email with any questions and thanks for looking!
Max Weil was formally from Gladding-McBean Pottery Company.
4 3/4" High X 7 3/4" corner to corner.
Undulating Rim.
Wonderful Art Deco MING Tree design on Front and Back of Vase. Looks like a Bonsai Tree!
3 Dimensional/Relief Design of flowing Brown Tree w/Pink Crush...ed Applied Pottery Clusters of Blossoms, on beautiful Grey Background; "Coralline-like" decorations for which Weil is well-known.
In wonderful condition - not even any crazing - NO hairlines or cracks, there is the tiniest of a flea bite on inside rim, I didn't know it was there until I got my magnifying glass out! Not sure if it is just the glaze is gone, a factory dip under the glaze, or a little bite?!!
Very clean inside and out - probably never used.
Bottom - marked in a circle pattern with: "Hand Decorated", "WEIL WARE", an outline of a "Burrow" (donkey), "Made in California", "Pat Applied For", stamped in Black - # "23" in a circle and # "34".
Any glare/white spots from my camera.
Please email with any questions and thanks for looking!
