RARE 19th C. ROOKWOOD ART POTTERY 9.25" SILVER OVERLAY EWER, MARY NOURSE c. 1883

Description: Welcome to Antiques & Moore!This listing is for a STUNNING Rookwood Art Pottery standard glaze ewer with elaborate Gorham Sterling Silver overlay, shape #557, signed by artist Mary Nourse and dated 1893. Measures 9 1/4" high with a 4" overall width and 2 3/8" diameter base. Weighs 1.3 pounds. The pottery body of the ewer has a standard glaze finish with hand painted flowers. The vase is a sunset color with the lower body being dark brown. The floral design contrasts beautifully with the colors of the ewer and is very attractive. The silver overlay decoration on the vase is thickly applied and has great pierced and engraved details. The silver is marked "Gorham Mfg. Co., R. 1469" on the bottom edge. The silver overlay has a flowing Art Nouveau style and the outer mouth, handle and bottom edge are solid silver overlay. Although we did not find the Sterling Silver stamp/mark, we guarantee this silver to be of Sterling quality. The vase is marked with the incised Rookwood Pottery trademark "flame" stamp which dates the ewer to 1893. Also marked with artist initials for Mary Nourse and has shape number 557 with "W" below. The vase is in wonderful Estate condition with no noticeable chips, cracks or repairs to detract. There is a faint hairline crack with extending "fingers" that is under the curved mouth area which isn't seen looking at the ewer from an upright position. There is one faint break in the silver on the long "ribbon" that extends from the major part of the design to the design on the lower body, however, this break is small and doesn't go across the entire ribbon. Below this area the silver ribbon does not lay perfectly flat against the body of the ewer although this is barely noticeable. The glaze is clean and without any noticeable crazing. We found no other flaws on this lovely and rare example of Rookwood's silver overlay. This is a gorgeous ewer that would be a great addition to any Rookwood pottery collection! The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded by Maria Longworth Nichols in 1880 and won numerous prestigious awards with their early pottery. However, over the years she became less involved with the company and in 1890 the Rookwood Pottery Company was reorganized with William Taylor becoming President. Rookwood is considered the premier name in American Art Pottery and even the more common pieces of the production ware period are collected for their elegant beauty. The Depression was difficult for the Rookwood factory although they continued to operate until 1967 when the factory was finally forced to close. We at Antiques & Moore have been in the Antiques business for over 30 years and try to describe our items as accurately as possible. We are happy to answer any questions and always appreciate your business!

Price: 3250 USD

Location: Hendersonville, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-08-11T19:23:56.000Z

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