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15.5" Weller Hudson McLaughlin Vase Art Pottery *CHEAP*
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15.5" Weller Hudson McLaughlin Vase Art Pottery *CHEAP*
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The vase is a magnificent and substantial 15.5" tall signed by Sarah McLaughlin, one of the premier Iris artists of the Weller pottery company. It bears beautiful Iris flowers and leaves. T are 6-7 color varieties in the vase painting. The design is amazing and crisp. The leaves do go to the other side of the vase as well. It bears the Weller ink stamp on the bottom which would date it to around 1925. T is also a signature from the artist on the bottom and one on the side (initials), so this vase is signed twice, which is not so common! The vase is in professionally restored condition, free of any visible cracks or chips on the rim or on the outside with consistent color throughout the vase. Looking inside the vase, you can see the repairs to two hairlines that come up from the edge of the base on the inside. These are absolutely not at all visible from the outside and are not so easy to see in the inside either (see pics). One hairline appears to be 7" and the other appears to be around 4" (only visible by looking in vase). It looks like t could have been some restoration to the inside of the rim as well (debatable), but it takes a really trained eye to pick this up. Again this is absolutely not visible to the eye given the good restoration job that this vase has gone through. T is minor crazing, but nothing that takes away from the vase. The restorer did a great job of restoring this vase aesthetically to not show these flaws on the vase. Professionally restored estimated value of $800-$1200. Buy It Now at $699.99!! What a bargain!! Wowee!! Perfect condition value can be $3200 in a Weller collector's market! I purchased this vase for top dollar under the assumption from an antique store that it was in perfect condition. Thanks to a very helpful, well renowned, Weller expert that took a look at this vase that was able to help ascertain its true condition. He gave it a thumbs-up based on the great restoration job it has. According to the Weller expert, if this vase was in perfect condition and sold in an ideal Weller collector's market, it could estimate around $3200. This same expert stated that despite its current state, due to the magnificent size of this piece, the importance of the artist who painted this vase, the good restoration job, and no visible signs of damage on the outside, it still maintains a significant value of $800-$1200. Buy It Now at $699.99!! What a steal!! This is an ultimate collector's piece if you are familiar with the history of the Weller pottery company or this line and is a great starter piece for the connoisseur of historical art pottery. Honest eBayer...check out my feedback! This vase will be shipped safely. All shipping and packing info will be given at the close of the auction. Response by winning bidder expected within 3 days of close of auction with No other forms of payment accepted. This vase is being sold as is, so please bid with confidence. I am open to answering any questions to the best of my ability that you may have during this auction. History of Weller Pottery (see reference to McLaughlin): Samuel A. Weller was born in 1851, the seventh child of an Ohio farming family. He started a one-man pottery in a log cabin in Fultenham, Ohio in 1872, initially handling all aspects of production from digging and mixing the clay, throwing the pots, firing them, and transporting them to nearby Zanesville w he sold them. The Weller Pottery is noteworthy for continuing its production of hand-painted ware well beyond other Zanesville firms, but the Depression hurt the sale of art pottery in the USA , and Weller turned its talented decorators to simpler, more standardized designs to increase production. Bonito (1932) used many forms, but its hand-painted decoration tends to be similar from pot to pot. The 1934 hand-painted Art Deco lines Geode, Stellar, Cretone and Raceme used simple but striking decorations, and are very popular today. These lines were the Weller Pottery's last free-hand decorated ware. Sam Wel...
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