Cherokee Pottery is located in Porum, Oklahoma, producing Cherokee Nation pottery since 1977. Universal Potteries was located in Cambridge, Ohio from 1934 to 1955 and the "Ballerina" shape was one of the best sellers with Cattails the decal you're most likely to see. You can see some Winart pieces in the (affiliate link) Frankoma and Other Oklahoma Potteries (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Phyllis and Tom Bess. For more information on Jack Carnes and Camark pottery, see The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. This enterprise became Mission Crafts by 1941, then located inside Mission San Jose. This mark was used in the 1930s-1940s. Denver, Colorado was the location of Broadmoor Pavers, the sewer pipe and large paving tile division of the business. The mark is sometimes impressed in the wet clay, but potter's marks may be incised by hand. Metlox and the Poppytrail name were sold to Evan K. Shaw in 1946. Gladding, McBean & Co. grew from one factory manufacturing sewer pipe and architectural terra cotta in Lincoln, California to factories throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. Antiqueweek.com has a brief history on RumRill Pottery for the curious. Identify the differences in U.S. ceramics and information about the manufacturing process. Castleton China began production about 1939 in New Castle, Pennsylvania under an agreement with Rosenthal, a German porcelain company. San Jose Potteries operated from the 1920s to 1945 in San Antonio, Texas, and was a sister company to Mexican Arts and Crafts, operated by Ethel Wilson Harris in San Antonio from 1931 to 1941. Vernon introduced their first solid color dinnerware line " Early California " on Montecito. Alaska Native Clay pottery is made at Cook Inlet, Alaska of red and ecru clay, often in swirl designs. You might call them fifties kitsch, inexpensive but cute, and now vintage. Camark Pottery Camark Pottery produced pottery in Camden, Arkansas, starting in 1926 and continuing until about 1962. Alamo Pottery expanded to Hondo, Texas, and became a profitable sanitary ware business. It moved to Loveland, Colorado in 1957. Three employees of Universal Rundle, the company that purchased Alamo, started the Gilmer Potteries operation in 1952. Firing Pins: Vohann Vohann is another example of a glazed bottom with firing pins. The pottery is best known for its bright, island-inspired matte and glossy glazes. Vernon Kilns operated in the old Poxon China building in Vernon, California starting about 1931. Buy, sell and value in over 150+ specialist categories. You can read more about the Gordy family in John A. Burrison's book entitled (affiliate link) Brothers in Clay: The Story of Georgia Folk Pottery. estimate: $400-600. For more information on Lenox China, see the Lenox website's History section. Other marks are "Rocky Mountain Pottery Company Hand-Crafted.". Please don't copy our images but use them for free to help with identification of your pottery. Other pieces are marked in the mold on the bottom, sometimes with a year or shape number. Louisville Stoneware is an old pottery company operating in Louisville, Kentucky, since about 1815. You can expect to pay around $150 for a simple vase. Here's an article on Historic Loveland Pottery with some brief information. Adams Ironstone c1962 Bishop & Stonier Bisto Mark Capodimonte Crowned N Capodimonte N artist T Galli Choisy le Roi French c1930 Crown Devon c1917 to c1930 Crown Devon c1930 on Ernst Wahliss Vienna Mark Syracuse acquired Meyer China about 1984 and Shenango China about 1988. We have a public forum here on this site with over 2000 pages of pottery mark queries and answers. La Mirada Pottery operated in Los Angeles, California from 1935 until 1939. Note: Not all makers have a mark here, or a good one. Wallace China made restaurant ware in Huntington Park, California, from 1931 until about 1964. Stanley Ballard was an Alfred University graduate in ceramics in 1939 who produced pottery in the mid-century modern style. Mark Letters . Eric Hellman developed the painting method for Nemadji Pottery in 1929. Max Weil started Weil of California in Los Angeles, CA in 1941, creating vases, figurines and dinnerware. It couldn't compete with imports after the 1950s and closed in 1967. It made utilitarian ware and art pottery with heavy glazes similar to Grueby. "Desert Ware" was a tan body vitreous porcelain, sometimes decorated with transfer patterns. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. The marks aren't always the same, as you can see with this one. This mark causes confusion with collectors, as the immediate reaction is that this is Roseville Pottery, another company in the area that was much more famous. The pottery closed in 1961. Malay Blossom was one of the dinnerware lines. The company made utilitarian art pottery and bathroom fixtures. Loy-Nel-Art was an early J. W. McCoy pottery line with a standard glaze of brown and hand-painted designs. Roselane Pottery was in Pasadena, California and then Baldwin Park, California, operating from the 1930s until it was sold in 1973. Canuck Pottery started producing Evangeline Ware about 1938. Evans produces stoneware and low-fired raku for the decorator trade. Guppy's was located in Corona del Mar, California in the 1940s and 1950s, making square plates and drip glaze pottery in browns, yellows and greens. Gordy.". California potters large and small have left a legacy of tableware design, collectibles, art, and architecture. The approximate date of most of this pottery is 1880. Catalog Number 1996.0344.04 Baldwin, Cinda K. Hampshire Pottery operated from Keene, New Hampshire as early as the 1870s, continuing production until 1917. Robbins Nest has some more information on Royal China's history. Russel Wright designed White Clover, produced by Harker in the early 1950s. The Kenwood mark is also Shawnee pottery. Strong used red clay for some of his pottery, typical of North Carolina wares, where he had studied engineering at North Carolina State University. Southern California Ceramic Company/California Art Products, Inc. Southern California Clay Products (California Clay Products after 1923), Southern California Coal and Clay Company (Pacific Sewer Pipe Company after 1910), Triangle Studios (Vallona Starr Ceramics), Tropico Potteries (Gladding, McBean & Co. after 1923), Tile, architectural terra cotta & sewer pipe, Weil of California (California Figurine Company prior to 1946), West Coast Tile Company (American Encaustic Tiling Company after 1919), Western Art Tile Company (Tropico Potteries after 1921), Will-George (became The Claysmiths in 1945), Winfield Pottery Gabriel Porcelain Pottery, "Winfield" "Gabriel Porcelain" tableware, art ware & figurines. These related businesses were glazed with the guidance of Ethel Harris, as she supervised San Jose Potteries in her work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), an effort to put people back to work in the 1930s performing reconstruction and public works projects. Vontury used pastel glazes and impressionistic art designs, creating large vases, tiles, ashtrays, and figurines. Caliente Pottery was the name used by Virgil Haldeman for his pottery produced in Burbank, California at the Haldeman Pottery. Sebring was purchased by Royal China in 1964. Older Florence pieces are sometimes marked "Florence Figurines.". Pigeon Forge animals are an interesting area of collecting, but the dogwood decoration (shown) is most common. Collecting Tip: Bauer's marks changed over time. He established Cybis Porcelain in the 1950s and died in 1957. Roseville is usually marked in the mold with a script mark with a long tail on the "R" but yellow clay is a trademark of Ohio potteries. The Royal Gorge Scenic R.R. Vernon closed in 1958 and Metlox Pottery purchased the molds and produced some of the Vernon designs. The first way is to look for a name along with the California mark. Vernon Kilns produced artistic designs and figurines through the 1930s, but discontinued production prior to World War II. If we have more information on the pottery mark or piece, you can click on the image to open that section. He died in 2010 at the age of 85 after a long life of pottery production. Lenox developed Temperware in 1972, so you won't find the mark on Lenox prior to that date. This wheel-thrown, alkaline-glazed stoneware bowl was made around 1845 by Thomas Chandler (1810-1854). A piebird and some other pieces of Cleminson pottery, California, are marked with an interlacing BC. The ceramic industry grew as the demand increased. 03 of 55 There are many problems with company names. Founded in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, McCoy Pottery later moved to Zanesville, Ohio, as part of a merger with other pottery companies. Mt. For more information, see Bill Hunt's website. Production continued in Calabasas until 1953. With sunlight year round, an abundance of raw materials, and relatively inexpensive natural gas, California became competitive with centers of ceramic production such as the "Pottery Capital of the World" East Liverpool, Ohio and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Georgia Art Pottery and W.J. Gordy started the original pottery, and his sons, W.T. This pottery is now Onion River Pottery, known for maple syrup jugs and advertising ware for enterprises around the state. Durlin Brayton started the Brayton Laguna pottery in his Laguna Beach, California home in 1927, expanding to a dedicated facility, operating until about 1967. This California pottery, usually with detailed hand-decoration, was made in Monterey Park starting about 1941 and later moved to El Monte. Some of the marks identify the dinnerware as ironstone. William Hunt, of Columbus, Ohio, is a studio potter who works in earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Provenance: Property from the collection of Richard Guzauskas, Palm Springs, California. Gilmer Potteries grew out of the sale of Alamo Pottery in Gilmer, Texas in 1951. Pottery production ended with Max Weil's death in 1954. Goss Vermont is marked with a script "Goss" and printed "Vermont" in a red clay body. Many items are marked "Hall" in a circle. Sebring was one of the Ohio potteries (located in Sebring, OH.) Pigeon Forge pottery closed in 1999. McCoy is one of the most recognizable American pottery brands sought by collectors, and styles evolved greatly over the years. It didn't make the glass or porcelain object as the label might suggest. Some Jugtown is marked with a date and other pieces are signed by Vernon, Pam or Travis Owens. Walter Dworkin wrote the book (affiliate link) Price Guide to Holt-Howard Collectibles and Related Ceramicware of the 50s & 60s. Bauer Pottery, Metlox Potteries, Pacific Clay Products, and Gladding, McBean & Co. All of the "Big Five" potteries operated production facilities in the Los Angeles Basin. Mid-Century Art Deco California Pottery Blue Dove Bird Indoor Planter ScrantonAntique (277) $125.00 FREE shipping Madeleine Originals California U.S.A. It produced vitreous porcelain for the restaurant trade as well as dinnerware for the American table. Most Frankoma pottery is marked, but the pacing leopard mark and John Frank marks are scarce. California Potteries and Marks This table lists major California potteries of the twentieth century and their locations, dates active, and marks. Hairline to rim. Hall China made dinnerware and vitreous china in East Liverpool, Ohio, but production of Autumn Leaf made it famous, starting in 1933. See the Out of Hand website for more information. Laura Taylor and her husband, Robert Hughes, changed the name to Rosemeade Pottery in 1953. For example, Virginia Rose is a shape (see Robbins Nest: Virginia Rose china patterns). 7 New Bauer Pottery impressed mark on 8 flower pot. J. W. McCoy Pottery was founded in 1899 in Roseville. Warwick China made pottery and dinnerware from semi-porcelain and vitrified china in Wheeling, W. Va. from the turn of the 20th century until about 1951. Coventry was out of business by the 1960s. Maddux operated in Los Angeles in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Vernon Kilns. RumRill was marked in the mold and usually included a shape number. Many of the Metlox Poppytrail marks had the design name on the stamped mark, including California Ivy, one of the most popular patterns. Solid glazes were named after island features, such as Catalina Blue , Descanso Green , Toyon . Weil used some coralene or fine glass applications on his vases. Winart was marked with a foil label and some pieces have a script mark impressed on the bottom. These Southern California artists were no doubt inspired by the California pottery aesthetic of the 20th century, but their artistic sensibilities were too quirky or sophisticated for mainstream acceptance. Boyd Owens, the son of M. L. Owens, operates Owens Pottery in Seagrove in 2012. Early Bauer production was red clay and stoneware, but later production was dinnerware, table accessories and florist and garden pottery. Architect Julia Morgan used tiles to adorn her buildings including the Hearst Castle in the 1920s. The Holt-Howard pixie ware is collectible, and imitations abound. Many are similar to other companies, distinguishable only by size or decoration. Lightron Corporation purchased Cordey in 1969 and made lamps under the Schiller-Cordey name. The Alamo Pottery was sold to Universal-Rundle in 1951, after nearly 7 years in business. Bolesaw Cybis was President of Cordey for about 10 years. Starting business in Ohio in the 1870s, this company opened the Newell, W.Va. plant about 1907. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is the location of the Pigeon Forge Pottery, established about 1946 by the Ferguson family. Gladding McBean began producing Franciscan products, with the dinnerware line started about 1934. Some common marks include the studio where the piece was made, the potter who crafted the piece, and the signature of the artist who decorated it. The words "Gout de Ville" are in the outer circle. Gordy, took over the shop. A Some of his work is marked S. Ballard, but paper labels identifying the pottery as "Ballard Hand Made" and "A Product of Vermont Craftsmanship" are usually his work. Knowles, Taylor, Knowles was originally in East Liverpool, Ohio, but the California operation started in 1923 in Santa Clara, California by Homer Knowles. Pottery with this mark was produced in Primrose, Georgia, from 1935 until about 1955 when Gordy's son, D.X. 01 of 55 Alamo Pottery The Spruce / Pamela Wiggins This mark used ca. The current Haeger Potteries website has the history of the potteries. Purinton Pottery was located in Wellesville, Ohio from 1939 to 1941 and Shippenville, Pennsylvania, from 1941 through 1959. Shawnee Pottery was one of the Zanesville, Ohio potteries. Welcome to The Marks Project, www.themarksproject.org, A Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1946-present. Doug Ferguson and Ellis Ownby often signed their work. Ivory Jewel Porcelain vase with japonesque scene. Charleton Decorating Company operated in New York, New York starting about 1941 and was a branch of Abels, Wasserberg & Co. Charleton decorated wares for many companies, including Fenton, Cambridge, Westmoreland and Consolidated Glass. Syracuse China started as Onondaga Pottery in Syracuse, New York. Several companies merged in 1911 to become Brush-McCoy Pottery Company, operating in Zanesville and Roseville. Some common California pottery marks include the initials of the potter, the date the piece was made, and the name of the pottery company. Rocky Mountain used pine and pine bark designs, sometimes with pinecones and pine scent. Gladding, McBean & Co. Franciscan ware Wild Flowers pattern pitcher. Dean A. Mogle started Nor-So Studio in about 1947 in Camden, Arkansas. Vohann was in Capistrano Beach prior to San Clemente, and uses a paper label as well as marks in the mold. Miscellaneous Pottery Porcelain Marks: Including various marks from a range of British, American, and European pottery and porcelain manufacturers. Gordy continued the tradition. The Limoges Gout de Ville mark features two circles with a crown and the word "Limoges" in the center. J. It was based out of a sanatorium for women suffering from the early stages of tuberculosis. Some San Jose Mission pottery is not marked, some is marked in heavy pen and some has a sticker identifying it with the "San Jose Potteries" name. Description: A Van Briggle blue glazed pottery Lorelei vase 20th century Incised factory mark above Van Briggle / Colo Spgs / H/M Provenance: Property from the estate of Bobby Sang Diamond, Hancock Park California. Winfield made dinnerware lines as well as vases and accessories, some with hand-painted designs. Old Ivory was a colored clay body first available in 1926, followed by Adobe (tan body) in 1931. Although this pottery looks Native American, it isn't. Pfaltzgraff produced red clay flower pots during the Depression along with some figurines and art pottery. Our website includes marks (stamps, chops and/or signatures, etc.) Freeman McFarlin burro figurines by Kay Finch. [citation needed] The major area of U.S. household ceramics production was in the Los Angeles basin. Bottles were gourd-like; a few, asymmetrical (21) like certain gourds; others bilobate as are gourds; the scoop was but a gourd cut in half; and pottery rattles were like the gourd ones. 1892 to 1905. Vernon Kilns plates are often marked with a horizontal line of writing, "Vernon Kilns Made in U.S.A." Dinnerware had a circular stamp, sometimes with the name of the series, such as "Native California.". This was one of California's largest pottery operations, with plants in Los Angeles, Alberhill, Santa Monica and Glendale. Out of Hand allows visitors to glaze cups and plates for a fee that includes firing. Weil Ware Pottery of California Set of 2 Bread & Butter Plates, One Dinner Plate. Carol and Jim Carolton relate Garden of the Gods to Broadmoor in their (affiliate link) Collector's Encyclopedia of Colorado Pottery: Identification and Values. Marks may also be created in the mold and these are the most permanent. 2> Pottery; Roseville Raymor fruit bowl in avocado green. In the mid-1930s, Vernon Kilns established a short-lived art division featuring the work of top designers like May and Vieve Hamilton, Harry Bird and Jane Bennison. The beginning of Rowe Pottery Works. It is stamped "Trapp and Chandler" on the interior base. Wallace China started in Huntington Beach California in the 1930's. Desert Ware was a popular line of restaurant dinnerware during the 1930's & 1940's. The company relocated to Vernon California and continued operations there until 1959 when Shenango acquired Wallace China. Brastoff pieces are often marked "Sascha" on the front or with a rooster logo and the full name on the back. Rosemeade made some swirl pottery, but most of its pottery production was molded. The children are particularly collectible, and some were planters. and K." Art ware, restaurant ware, figurines & novelty giftware, Cookie Jars, giftware, tableware & utilitarian ware, Utility ware, flower pots, garden ware & art ware, San Jose Tile (Handcraft Tile after 1931), Stockton Terra Cotta Company (Stockton Art Pottery after 1896), Firebrick, sewer pipe & stove pipe & art pottery, Stockton Art Pottery (Stockton Brick and Pottery Company after 1901), Technical Porcelain and Chinaware Company (TEPCO), Sanitary ware & "California Porcelain" art ware, Figurines, art ware, gift ware, terra cotta, "Brad Keeler Art Ware" "American Pottery", B.J. The "Golden Era in tile making"[2] and art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, was around 1910. Mogle decorated Camark Pottery from 1947 until about 1958, when he decorated glass products until about 1965. Top 10 Tips For Smart Flea Market Shopping. (affiliate link) Debolt's Dictionary of American Pottery Marks is another good resource for identifying whitewareCeramics that are white or off-white, often high-fired, including vitreous china and ironstone, and usually used for dinnerware or bathroom sets.Turn of the century and earlier homes had no running water. Desert Sands was located in Barstow, California, for a while, operated by Arthur's son, Ferrell and nephew, Terrell. Rick Wisecarver was both potter and artist, working in Roseville, Ohio. The two most common marks on Jones's stoneware are "Evan R. Jones/Pittson PA. and Evan B. Jones/Pittson/PENNA." Roselane made beautiful animals in Art Deco style and added plastic eyes to "Sparklers." We are mostly including in our guide for the sake of completeness. Ineke Pottery is a Victoria, British Colombia, Canada, business that is sometimes found in the U.S. Ineke is often hand-turned with artisan decoration of applied flowers, in studio-pottery style. The large majority of Roseville pottery is very common and worth less than $100 in most cases. "RF Spaghetti" and "Cabinart" are Watt production. Georgia Art Pottery is often marked "GA. Art Pottery" and "Handmade by W. J. In July 1931, Faye G. Bennison purchased the former Poxon China pottery renaming the company Vernon Kilns. Although you may not be able to read the mark, you'll recognize the German architecture of the building that is part of the logo. Mosaic Tile Company used an entwined MTC in a circle for marking most of the tiles, but we see Mosaic in a racetrack oval on ashtrays and other Mosaic pieces. Following World War II, he moved to Los Angeles. Purinton is only occasionally marked. (We don't currently have a photo of this mark, but will add it at the first opportunity.). The mark shown is a very loopy font that spells out the Weller name. It's often marked with 3 numbers or with the Abingdon name in a stamped rectangle, circle or a diamond. Georgia Art Pottery was started in 1907 in Alvaton, Ga. by W. T. B. Gordy, father of W. J. Gordy. Tips and tricks on how to shop for American pottery and how to get the best value for your time. Winfield continued business until about 1962. His pottery is utilitarian stoneware with unusual glazes, signed with the name in bold hand. It is marked in the mold with an incised eCanada Art Pottery stamp. Antigua was a pattern marked Vernon Ware by Metlox. He created single-fired ceramics in a studio setting. The Currier and Ives mark was in a cartouche; the Star Glow mark shows the name with a star. California Figurine Company Weil Ware girl figurines. Gordy." Read more about the VanBriggle history on their website: Van Briggle Pottery & Tile. Dog figurines were her specialty, but the shop also produced a series of Christmas plates from about 1950 through 1962. Buffalo Pottery started in Buffalo, New York at the turn of the 20th century, fulfilling coupon orders from Larkin Soap for soap dishes. DeLee pieces are hand-painted, often with closed eyes and long lashes or scared-open eyes. While in Los Angeles, he worked as a costume designer for Fox. Bauer Pottery quickly added items more suited to their new surroundings. Brown family potters settled in Arden, North Carolina, in the 1920s. The Limoges Meissna Mark has the words "Meissna Limoges France V-10" in pretty golden script. Metlox closed in 1989, but it sold large quantities of hand-painted dinnerware over the years. The pottery company Hagen Renaker (see separate page) assisted Roselane with the distribution of their pieces from 1965 to 1967 and many ended up with H-R stickers. Evans Ceramics of Healdsburg, California, has produced pottery since about 1960. Learn about antique and contemporary pottery jewelry by potters like Frankoma and Rosemeade and modern artists such as JoAnn Duban. This pottery made figurines and planters, candleholders and home accessories from about 1933 through 1947 in Burbank. Onondaga Pottery, sometimes marked O.P.Co, began business in New York about 1871 and is best known for restaurant ware. The Jones Pottery of Pittston, Pennsylvania, operated in the 19th century by Evan R. Jones and Evan B. Jones. Vintage California Pottery Ceramic Elephant Planter Figurine VintageCaliPottery (89) $28.00 $35.00 (20% off) Sunset Pottery California Pink Mid Century Large 13 1/4" Chop Plate CobblestoneGlass (337) $32.47 $64.95 (50% off) Vintage Matte Pink Hexagonal Double Square Design California Pottery Marked 8118 GreenSagedotcom (301) $24.80 TV lamps, large serving and decorative pieces with airbrushed designs were typical Lane production. the base possibly by Rose Fechheimer, circa 1905 converted from an oil lamp, Rookwood flame mark partly obscured by glaze, artist's cipher and numbers covered by glaze, bearing partial Rookwood paper label height 27 1/2in (69.8cm); diameter of shade 18 1/4in (46.3cm) Royal China made dinnerware in Sebring, Ohio starting about 1934 and continuing until about 1986. Dimensions: tallest height 8 1/2in (21.5cm); largest diameter 9 1/2in (24cm) Condition: General marks, scratches, rubbing, wear, glazing and firing flaws. The most likely item you'll find is a teapot. Bauer purchased Cemar Pottery molds in 1955 and made Cemar designs at the Bauer factory. . "The Clay Resources and the Ceramic Industry of California", "UCLA Special Collections - Finding Aid for the Max and Rita Lawrence Architectural Pottery Records, ca. Nemadji was produced in Minnesota, using clay from the banks of the Nemadji River from about 1923 until about 2001. Ben Owen's website has a brief section on the Potter's Mark for the curious. Given the number of manufacturers and the long production period of this earthenware, it is often difficult to date an object. The (affiliate link) Book of Buffalo Pottery by Violet and Seymour Altman, published in 1969, is the leading publication on the company. The Anthony signature mark was from Anthony Freeman, one of the company owners and a designer of production figurines. Ceramics California Oakland Museum Milwaukee Art Museum Denver Art Museum Smart Museum Of Art Museum Of Fine Arts Weisman Art Museum Everson Museum Santa Barbara Museum Rodin Museum $4,995.00 Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, Circa 1950s 1stDibs.com Beatrice Wood Pottery Marks Dining And Entertaining Earthenware The four brothers Davis, Javan, Willie and Rufus became known for utilitarian kitchen ware, and Brown family descendants continue to produce pottery in the Arden area. Similar to marks on vintage Bauer. The business went bankrupt, maybe as early as 1924. Notice the three flaws on this Metlox pitcher (right), indicative of firing pins. Weil is often marked with a burro logo and the "Weil Ware" name, along with "Made in California." Other pieces are unmarked but the glazes are unusual and often help identify the products. Kovels.com has more information and some links to other Mosaic Tile pieces for the curious. Niloak Pottery was located in Benton, Arkansas, starting about 1910 through 1947. The company was sold to Designer Accents in 1985 and closed in 1990. George RumRill was born in Gainesville, Texas, but worked from Little Rock, Arkansas to get his designs produced by the potteries. The "Big Five"[5] California potteries, from the 1930s to the 1960s in reference to the range of products and output, were Vernon Kilns, J.A. The tulip design was applied to the interior base in iron slip and loop and swag pattern along the interior rim. Blue Mountain pottery isn't often marked, but drip glaze on red clay helps with identification. Peter Jackson maintains a website at Wakefield Studio. or Cal. For more information on Homer Laughlin, see The Homer Laughlin China Company. Desert Sands swirl pottery has oxides added to make beautiful colors in the clay, and a clear glaze applied after the handmade pot is completed. Copa de Oro (Mary Jane Hart) horse figurine. Bauer Pottery two handled vase by Matt Carlton. Owen and Owens are pottery families working in Seagrove, North Carolina for over a century. A. Bauer pottery started production in Los Angeles, California in 1910. The name was changed to Hyalyn-Cosco and later Hyalyn Pottery. From 1943present: brick & pavers, Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company Pottery plant, Figurines, art pottery, vases, urns, clay pipes, Handcraft Tile (San Jose Tile before 1931), Garden ware & architectural wall surfaces, "K.T.K" "K.T. Joanne Fulton Schaefer wrote a book on deLee Art in 1997, 144 pages of color photos in hardcover format entitled "Delee Art: The Pictorial Story of a California Artist and Her Company." Dryden Pottery operated in Kansas from 1946 until 1956, when it moved to Arkansas. "Winfield Ware Santa Monica" is a mark used after the 1946 move from Pasadena to Santa Monica. Howard Pierce operated his pottery in Claremont, California, starting in 1941, moving to Joshua Tree, California about 1968. 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