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Sat, Feb 8, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 1312
Rare Joseph Meyer New Orleans Crafts Pitcher
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1885-1890, high relief floral decorated pottery pitcher, glazed with transparent colors in deep blue, red, green and yellow, branch form handle, incised bottom "Jos. F.Meyer/The Pottery Club/249 Baronne Street/N.O./La", 8-1/2 in., accompanied by Louisiana's Art Nouveau: The Crafts of the Newcomb Styleÿby Suzanne Ormond and Mary E. Irvine, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 1976, illustrated on pageNote: Joseph Meyer and his childhood friend George Ohr were potters at the New Orleans Art Pottery located on Baronne Street from 1896 to 1890. Meyer was later asked to help establish the Newcomb Pottery in 1893 where he worked until he retired in 1928.
repair to tip of spout (fluoresces under black light), approximately 1 in. vertical crack on rim, minor scattered losses to glaze, wear to base, firing anomalies as made
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