CURATED COLLECTIBLES
Lot 59:
A set of six Roseville Pottery vases, candle holders & more. All are marked and appear to be in good overall condition. Two of the vases contain a small chip – please review photos for condition. The largest bowl measures 6” H x 9” W. Roseville Pottery was incorporated in 1892 by George F. Young, general manager and later primary owner, and was named for its location in Roseville, Ohio. One of the fastest growing pottery companies at the turn of the century, it rapidly incorporated several other ceramic plants and consolidated production in Zanesville, Ohio, where it remained until it closed in 1954. Zanesville offered abundant clay sources nearby and reserves of natural gas for the kilns. By 1905, Roseville Pottery employed over 300 individuals and produced over 1000 finished pieces a day (Kovel and Kovel 1993:195). The first successful oxblood red ceramics in the United States were developed but not successfully marketed at Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Evans 1987:268). Roseville overcame these difficulties, including deep red as one of many successful glazes. Between 1904 and 1908, Frederick Hurten Rhead served as art director, and in 1904 the pottery received a first prize in the St. Louis Exposition. Roseville produced “a competing line for each new product produced by the Weller Pottery Company” (Kovel and Kovel 1993:194), and some its most successful lines imitated Rookwood’s and other art potteries’ glazes and designs. By 1915, Roseville had standardized high-volume stoneware production methods involving molds and assembly-line decorating and firing.
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