McCOY ART POTTERY 1930's STONEWARE JARDINIERE VASE,MINT

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Up for auction is a (Nelson) McCoy Pottery Company of Roseville, Ohio (1910 to 1990), American Art Pottery, Arts and Crafts Style, (True) Stoneware, Jardiniere / Flower Pot-Vase with their Raised Leaves and Berries Design, Circa 1930's in a Matt Glaze Color Combination of Green over Brown in Mint Condition. If you collect early McCoy Art Pottery or any other Art Pottery, you just can't go wrong with acquiring this wonderful pot. This early McCoy piece goes back to the 1930's and McCoy's early art pottery days. During this time, as they did their best during an economic depression the company began to switch more and more of their pottery producing efforts away from utilitarian wares and focused more on commercial art pottery. During this period they also continued to use the same stoneware clay that was used to make jugs, crocks, churns and a whole myriad of other utilitarian products. By the early 1940's McCoy had directed so much of their manufacturing efforts toward commercial art pottery, you begin to see a change in the clays they were using. This early stoneware piece has the buff yellow clay that is so typical of Ohio stoneware and many companies continued its use rather than switching to a whiter commercial clay. Much like the Red Wing Potteries, Incorporated of Minnesota, the Nelson McCoy pottery actually had a bit of a late start when it came to making art pottery. However, also like Red Wing their efforts paid off in a big way for many years to come. Only the lack of trade protection by our extremely capitalist government put a stop to these and other pottery giants in the U.S.A. It is also somewhat ironic that the Nelson McCoy Pottery Company started art pottery later due to its connections and close ties to 2 other Ohio potteries through family and partnerships. Nelson McCoy was the son of J.W. Mccoy and J.W. McCoy had the 1st McCoy pottery which began making art pottery in the 1890's. Later through a partnership with J.W. McCoy and George Brush another McCoy Pottery was making art pottery since its inception in 1911. In fact for many years Nelson McCoy and other family members were stock holders and dividend receivers of George Brush's pottery and finally in the late 1910's they sold off their shares to George Brush. Later in the mid-1920's Brush dropped the McCoy name out of his legal pottery title and only 1 pottery named McCoy was left. This fantastic jardiniere is in the style of earlier art pottery "Arts and Crafts wares" from the late 1800's and early 1900's. The main difference is this piece is entirely molded and these earlier potteries had a more hands on and hand made approach. When art pottery became more commercialized some of these potteries closed, but many of them adapted and were in direct competion with Nelson McCoy and his art pottery. This beautiful and stunning jardiniere has McCoy's famous raised, in-mold "Berries and Leaves" design and this was the " No. 20 Jardinier " in their 1930's catologs ( and yes the last "e" was left out in the catalog spelling of jardiniere). It came in 4 sizes of matt glaze colors only and these were 4, 7 1/2, 8 1/2 and 10 1/2 inch sizes. The whole size line was footed and can also be described as a flower pot, but if you look into what makes a pottery item what it is, then you will realize this is a true "Jardiniere Vase". These pots were also available with or without pedestals and as far as I can research only 3 pedestal sizes were made. I have to conclude that the smallest 4 inch size was without a pedestal for the most part. T was a short pedestal, but the small pot would probably have looked out of place resting on it due to the diameter size of the pedestal. This pot has a wonderful matt green over matt brown, Arts and Crafts style glaze treatment that works so well together aesthetically. In fact the whole piece is so correct in form, design and function, that it really is never out of style. Whether you live in an old renovated home or a brand new one, if the color scheme allows, this beauty will fit right in. This pot has absolutely no chips ... read more

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