This listing is for a stunning piece of Pisgah Forest Pottery. This hand thrown vase has a gorgeous teal crystalline glaze and flambé red interior glaze. An excellent example of the pieces made by Pisgah Forest in the mid 1930s with clear Arts & Crafts style influence. The vase has the Pisgah Forest Pottery impression on the base, marked WB Stephen 1936.
Perfect for collectors of vintage North Carolina studio pottery. The teal green crystalline glaze is rare and does not appear on the market very often!
Crystalline glazes, used on this vase from Pisgah Forest Pottery, are not uncommon in pottery production but are quite difficult to perfect. Crystals form during the kiln firing process as a result of the presence of zinc silicate in the glaze, rapidly heated and cooled at just the right temperatures. Artist Walter B. Stephen achieved these surface effects using his hand-built, down-draft kiln, a large brick structure beside his studio. Rather than heating his kiln with coal, Stephen created his pottery “fired with wood from the mountain forests.”
Condition: in used vintage condition with a small chip on the foot and base, otherwise fair condition for its age and function. Nearly 100 years old!
Tags: Studio Pottery Vintage Ceramic Hand Thrown Vase Asheville North Carolina Pottery Handmade Arts & Crafts Vase 1930s 30s early 20th century pottery early crystalline glaze blue vase or planter plant pot rustic home decor
This listing is for a stunning piece of Pisgah Forest Pottery. This hand thrown vase has a gorgeous teal crystalline glaze and flambé red interior glaze. An excellent example of the pieces made by Pisgah Forest in the mid 1930s with clear Arts & Crafts style influence. The vase has the Pisgah Forest Pottery impression on the base, marked WB Stephen 1936.
Perfect for collectors of vintage North Carolina studio pottery. The teal green crystalline glaze is rare and does not appear on the market very often!
Crystalline glazes, used on this vase from Pisgah Forest Pottery, are not uncommon in pottery production but are quite difficult to perfect. Crystals form during the kiln firing process as a result of the presence of zinc silicate in the glaze, rapidly heated and cooled at just the right temperatures. Artist Walter B. Stephen achieved these surface effects using his hand-built, down-draft kiln, a large brick structure beside his studio. Rather than heating his kiln with coal, Stephen created his pottery “fired with wood from the mountain forests.”
Condition: in used vintage condition with a small chip on the foot and base, otherwise fair condition for its age and function. Nearly 100 years old!
Tags: Studio Pottery Vintage Ceramic Hand Thrown Vase Asheville North Carolina Pottery Handmade Arts & Crafts Vase 1930s 30s early 20th century pottery early crystalline glaze blue vase or planter plant pot rustic home decor
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