Large Antique NORSE POTTERY Signed

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*~NORSE POTTERY~* The Norse Pottery was started in 1903 in Edgerton, Wisconsin by Thorwald P. A. Samson and Louis Ipson, two Danish immigrants who had been employees at the Pauline Pottery. The Norse Pottery was purchased by A. W. Wheelock in 1904, and was moved to Rockford, Illinois along with the two founders, who continued to design its ware. Norse Pottery is highly distinctive. Much of the ware was modeled after ancient Scandinavian artifacts. At the turn of the century, many important archeological finds were made of Viking Age artifacts in Norway and Bronze Age artifacts in Denmark that clearly influenced ware produced both in Danish potteries and at the Norse Pottery. The Norse Pottery, however, did not so much reproduce Scandinavian antiques as much as reinterpret them, often combining them with oriental and western motifs. The ware itself was finished to resemble weatd bronze, and green and gold highlights were added to the matt black pottery to suggest corrosion. Like Pauline Pottery, Norse is highly sought and relatively scarce. Norse ceased production in 1913. This Beautiful and Rare piece of History has a Sea Serpent feel and look. T is a maiden on the front and is repeated on the backside. It stands 9" tall by 14" across from Sea Serpent head to head (Handles). It has the Gorgeous Bronze Color highlighted with pale read more

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