Joseph Mougin, along with his brother Pierre, began experimenting with faience shortly after Emile Gallé shut down his ceramic production. Joseph was so taken by the medium that he cut his studies with the French sculptor Louis-Ernest Barrias in order to devote his carrer to ceramics. The Mougin brothers established their pottery in Nancy, France where they thrived for many years. At the 1925 Paris Exposition, Joseph and Pierre won the Grand Prix de Ceramique Art.

This bust was made by Mougin Ceramics Nancy, France in the early 1900s. It measures 8 inches tall and 9 inches wide on walnut plinth base. Some of the pearls were missing and the piece was sold as is for $1037 in October 2010.

This Hull Little Red Riding Hood Basket Grease Jar sold for $1050 in September 2010. The base has the Hull “USA” mark.

This 22 cm gres salato ceramic pitcher in L’Arte Nouveau, stile Liberty a produtto dalle Fornaci di San Lorenzo by Galileo Chini circa .1906-11 sold for $1200 in September 2010. Galileo Chini 1873-1956 was an Italian painter and potter. He began his artistic activity at a very early age, as a decorator and fresco painter. In 1894, as a pupil of the Italian painter Augusto Burchi (b 1853), he painted a ceiling and a frieze in the Palazzo Budini-Gattai in Florence; these frescoes are in a lively style combining naturalism with elements derived from Italian painting of the 16th century.

Clarice Cliff Bizzare vase shape no.376 sells for $1500 in September 2010. The vase is decorated in the ‘patina’ tree pattern which was only produced between 1932 & 1933.

This 1942 9 inch arts & crafts pattern University of North Dakota vase is signed by Louwise Beta and sold for $1500 in September 2010.

This 40 cm tall, 23 cm wide circa 1880 Lithgow Australian Pottery Kangaroo Water Filter sold for $5045 in September 2010. The water filter has the trademark Kangaroo stamp in the middle of the white 2 gallon water filter. There is a rope pattern around the filter both top and bottom of the body and also the lid. The lid is also impressed with 2.

This 5″ tall George Ohr vase sold for $1,500 at auction in September 2010. The glaze in gun metal over green and is marked George Ohr Biloxi Miss.

This 13″ Rorstrand NL Swedish Porcelain vase in the art nouveau style with painted fish sold for $2,000 at auction in September 2010. It has the Rorstrand with Three Crowns mark and the artist initials NL.

The 11″ J.B. Owens Utopian Indian Vase sold for $1,300 at auction in September 2010. The vase had 2 tiny chips both under 3/16 of an inch.

This 9.5 inch tall Asian-inspired Ming blue and white figural Rookwood “Jewel Porcelain” line vase numbered 893 C, and signed and dated 1921 sold for $3,150 at auction in September 2010. The vase has the initialed signature of the the artist; W.E.Hentschel (1892-1962) and was hand turned by Earl Menzel.