Margaret Helen McDonald (Pullman) worked for Rookwood between 1913 and 1948.  She decorated many lovely vellum vases.   Her mark is “MM”, as shown below:

The mark, above is dated 1928.

This 16″ x 8″ tile with a forest design sold for $1360 on ebay in May 2009.  The tile was made by Claycraft - a California pottery company. The tile dates from 1921-1931.  The design is Arts and Crafts gold … and the price was a steal.

This 1 gallon crock was made by A. P. Donaghho Stoneware in the late 1800’s.  Alexander Polk Donaghho moved to Parkersburg from Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, in 1870.  He built his kiln at what became known as Pottery Junction because of the area’s deposits of clay. Pottery Junction is the intersection of Murdoch and Emerson Avenues, just below Terrapin Park.  A. P. Donaghho Stoneware closed in 1903.

This example sold for ~$2300 on ebay in May 2009.  The buyer got a great deal.  I would have expected the crock to sell for more than $3000.

Wow!  Just goes to show … no matter how tight the economy is, collectors will still pay dearly for rare pieces.  This Rare Red Wing 5 Gallon hand turned salt-glazed beehive jug has a flower design and is marked Minnesota Stoneware Co. Red Wing.  The mark dates from 1883 - 1906.

The bottom is unmarked. This jug sold for $15,000 in May 2009 on ebay.

Red Wing is a leader in Minnesota Pottery.  Red Wing Collectors prize the salt glaze jugs. Beehive shapes and doubled handled jugs are always in demand.

Production began in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1861 by John Paul, a German potter. For the next 116 years, clay products were made commercially in the City of Red Wing by a number of companies and individuals, with a wide assortment of products.

RED WING Timeline:

1877 - Red Wing Stoneware Co founded
1894 - Joined Minnesota Stoneware Co & North Star Stoneware Co forming the Union Stoneware Co 1894
1900 - Minnesota Stoneware Co burned
1901 - Red Wing Stoneware Co burned
1906 - Union Stoneware Co dissolved
– Red Wing Stoneware Co & Minnesota Stoneware Co merged to become Red Wing Union Stoneware Co
1920 - Red Wing began making decorative pieces
1932 - Rumrill production began by Red Wing Union Stoneware, for George Rum Rill
1935 - Rum Rill mark was filed by Red Wing Union Stoneware Co
1936 - Red Wing Union Stoneware Co renamed to Red Wing Potteries, Inc
1947  - Stoneware production stopped by Red Wing
1967 - Out of Business

The Red Wing Potteries shut down its large factory in 1967. The company president, R.A. Gillmer kept the outlet store and some other significant assets, changed the name to Red Wing Pottery, and kept operating the retail operation. They began manufacturing Red Wing Pottery again. The company still remains with the third generation of the Gillmer family. The last remaining large factory building was sold to a developer who created Pottery Place Mall, which is unaffiliated with the Red Wing Pottery. It stands across the street.

Marks:

This mark dates from 1883-1906:

The Matt Green Van Briggle from the early 1900s always seems to sell well.  This fabulous vase measures 8″ tall by 6″ wide. Marked with “Van Briggle Colorado Springs”, “G-6″, and “1907″. The shape is #461. It sold for $1000 in May 2009.

This organic formed vase was made by American artist Clyde Burt (1922-1981). It measures 6.5″ tall by 6.25″ wide. The vase sold for $1200 in May 2009.

American artist Clyde Burt (1922-1981) was born in Melrose, Ohio.  His studio art pottery is highly sought and there are even pieces in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.     Clyde Burt is considered an important pioneer of American Studio ceramics.  He won the Art Institute of Chicago Designer-Craftsman Award in 1957.

His mark is a very simple capital CB in a circle.  An example is shown below:

This lovely Leerdam Glass Company Serica-Copier Green Bulbous Vase measures 9″ tall x 7.5″ wide.  It sold for $1,800 in May 2009.

Leerdam Glass Company (1765-present day) is located in the Netherlands. Frank Loyd Wright was commissioned by Leerdam to design glass in 1930. This was his first foray into non-architectural design.

Andries D. Copier (1901-1991) worked for Leerdam from 1923 to ? and signed glass with the following mark: