Carson City, NV
Details
- Dimensions
- 6ʺW × 6ʺD × 6.25ʺH
- Styles
- Art Nouveau
- Brand
- Rookwood Pottery
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Pink
- Condition Notes
- There are 3 glaze skips on one of the bookends but the other is perfect. There are no chips or … moreThere are 3 glaze skips on one of the bookends but the other is perfect. There are no chips or cracks. less
- Description
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Rookwood Bookends designed by Kataro Shirayamadi in 1928. These bookends are in good condition and just have three hard to …
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Rookwood Bookends designed by Kataro Shirayamadi in 1928. These bookends are in good condition and just have three hard to see chips in the glaze on one bookend, the other bookend is perfect. Kataro Shirayamadi (1865-1948) was considered a gifted and artistic designer for Rookwood and designed an outstanding quality set of pottery polychrome floral bookends that this set offered. Floral basket bookends are hard to find and measure 6 1/4”H x 6”W. Rookwood was founded by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer a wealthy young woman who was inspired by the Japanese ceramics displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial International Exposition opened the first art pottery in the United States in Cinncinnatti Ohio. Rookwood won many prizes for their artistic pottery.
Item id: BVV-38
Color: Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
Item type: Antique less
Carson City, NV
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