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Rare vase with crouching panthers in low relief
Rare vase with crouching panthers in low relief
USA, 1908-20
glazed earthenware 6¾ h × 5 dia in (17 × 13 cm)
glazed earthenware 6¾ h × 5 dia in (17 × 13 cm)
estimate: $7,000–10,000
result: $47,500
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The panther design is most often seen on a green background, this example in blue is particularly rare and perfectly fired.
Impressed manufacturer's mark to underside ‘MP’ with ship symbol.
provenance: Rago, Early 20th, March 2006, Lot 143 | Important Private Collection
literature: From Our Native Clay: Art Pottery from the Collections of The American Ceramic Arts Society, Eidelberg (ed.), pg. 39 Beauty in Common Things: American Arts & Crafts Pottery from The Two Red Roses Foundation, Clancy and Eidelberg, pg. 91 American Art Pottery: The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Frelinghuysen, Eidelberg, and Spinozzi, pg. 244
An example of this form and decoration is held in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.