Greetings vintage lovers! I've known Cora for a very long time and it turns out we both got into the same business...hunting down cool antique and vintage pieces. I am the assistant manager at a very large and busy co-op on the East coast (as well as a picker and dealer myself) so I see and buy tons of neat things and I'll be sharing some of those with you all in the future.
Today I'll start off with this fantastic piece of American arts and crafts pottery I got a little while ago. This 6" x 6" ceramic tile was made in 1917 by the Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. This beautiful crane design is a great example of late period Art Nouveau and shows the mastery of form and glazing that Rookwood achieved in their architectural work, which they started manufacturing around 1902. Rookwood tiles can be found integrated into the architecture of many prominent buildings of the early 20th century including Union Terminal in Cincinnati and Grand Central Station in New York City.
As you can see on the rear of the tile it is clearly marked with the signature Rookwood impressed mark as well as Roman numerals indicating the year of manufacture and a pattern number. The great thing about Rookwood pottery is that it is (unless it is an extremely early piece) marked with the R and rays mark seen here and it generally has Roman numerals indicating the year it was made (after 1900). This makes identifying and researching Rookwood much easier than other early art pottery manufacturers' wares.
I have had a few inquiries and sadly this item is no longer available. This fabulous tile sold a little while back for $450. In the future, if an item is available, I will include a link to where you can buy it in the post or you could simply contact me if you are interested.
I hope you all enjoy this beautiful tile as much as I did and I look forward to showing everyone more of my finds in the future.
cheers -
Geof
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