This listing is for a lovely Rookwood Art Pottery ewer decorated by Leona Van Briggle and dated 1900. This nice ewer has a chocolate brown body that shades to bronze on the back below the handle. The ewer is decorated with golden flowers and green foliage and is finished with a Standard glaze. The base is marked with the incised Rookwood Pottery RP "flame" trademark stamp with fourteen flames which dates the ewer to 1900 and has incised style number "639D" with decorator's cipher for Leona Van Briggle who worked for Rookwood from 1899-1904. Leona was the sister to Artus Van Briggle who also worked at Rookwood prior to establishing Van Briggle Pottery in Colorado Springs CO.
Measures 6 1/2" high, 3 1/2" wide (from spout to handle) and has a 2" diameter base. Weighs 9.5 ounces.
This nice ewer is in excellent Estate condition and with no noted flaws and very faint crazing that is visible with magnification.
The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded by Maria Longworth Nichols in 1880 and won numerous prestigious awards with their early pottery. However, over the years she became less involved with the company and in 1890 the Rookwood Pottery Company was reorganized with William Taylor becoming President. Rookwood is considered the premier name in American Art Pottery and even the more common pieces of the production ware period are collected for their elegant beauty. The Depression was difficult for the Rookwood factory although they continued to operate until 1967 when the factory was finally forced to close.
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