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A. R. COLE "DAISON WARE" North Carolina Pottery Pitcher
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Arthur Ray (A. R.) Cole (born 1892 - died 1974) operated his first pottery shop in 1926 in Steeds, North Carolina (near Seagrove), but in 1934 opened Rainbow Pottery in Sanford, NC to be on the main North-South highway at the time, US 1. In 1941, he began operating as A. R. Cole Pottery of Sanford. The Cole family is among the most prominent in North Carolina pottery history and among the pioneers of the North Carolina art pottery movement. A. R. Cole was the son of the potter Ruffin Cole and the nephew of potters Wrenn Cole and the well-known J. B. Cole. Following A. R. Cole's death in 1974, the pottery continued to operate under the control of his daughters Neolia and Celia, who were already established as highly skilled potters in their father's pottery at that time. The Daison Ware line of pottery was produced by A. R. Cole in the 1930's to 1940 period, under contract for sale in various department stores in Washington, D.C. and, I believe, in the New York area as well.
This is the single most outstanding pitcher that I've encountered from the A. R. Cole Pottery. It is a perfect marriage of glaze and form to give the North Carolina clay the illusion of being a hammered metallic object. The glaze is a beautiful glossy blend of greens and browns that give the appearance of a copper patina, while the thumbprint-generated dimples around the body generate the "hammered metal" effect. Adding to the excitement, this is one of very few A. R. Cole pieces (and certainly the only one that I have personally encountered in many years of collecting) that has an applied pine-cone decoration at the front of the pitcher (see close-up photo for detail of this rare applied decoration). With the Daison Ware line being sold in upscale department stores, this offered A. R. Cole the opportunity to experiment with designs that would appeal to urban tastes. As in the case of his well-known bottle vases, with this pitcher he made an experimental step outside the realm of the traditional North Carolina art pottery forms and tapped into broader arts and crafts and design themes. Truly a rare and exceptional piece! The pitcher is in mint condition with no cracks, chips, hairline fractures or signs of wear. The Daison Ware sticker on the base is intact and reads "No. 104CE DAISON WARE American Hand Made". The base also has the hand-incised numerals "238", which may have been a style number. The pitcher stands 7 inches tall and has a diameter across the body of about 5 inches at the widest point. The photos don't do full justice to this piece, as the 3-D effect of the glaze and the dimples is something that can only be fully experienced in person. Offered with no reserve and an extremely low opening bid. 's a pitcher that's definitely worthy of the term "museum piece" and one that will very likely appreciate in value nicely over time as the role of North Carolina art pottery in 20 th century American arts and crafts becomes more fully appreciated at the national level. I accept personal checks, money orders, and PayPal. T will be a $10 shipping charge for delivery by fully insured UPS Ground or USPS for this item, and the pitcher will be carefully bubble-wrapped and double-boxed to ensure safe delivery. I will contact the winning bidder by e-mail shortly after the conclusion of the auction. Good luck!
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