We are exceptionally pleased to present this spectacular Georgian style porcelain floral accented 11 inch water pitcher By Homer Laughlin, finished in a gorgeous Raven haired beauty with poppies transfer. This fantastic pitcher has a unique light Robins egg blue to pink and back again ground, which further accentuates the beautiful maiden medallion. The base carries the final Eagle over lion stamp (#6 in Lehner) and verified by Dr. Atlee Barber as being pre 1904. This is an incredible antique Homer Laughlin, with a really interesting mark history. Please see the history below for a chuckle!In 1872, the City Council in East Liverpool, Ohio, decided that the production of yellow ware in the city⿿s dozen or more potteries was doomed. The future in ceramics seemed to them not to be in the continued manufacture of dishes from local clay which produced, when fired in a kiln, a bright yellow, but in ware which fired to a stark white. The white ware looked sanitary and bright, and it harmonized with all colors of decoration. The Council offered $5,000, a huge sum at the time, to anyone who would start a four-kiln factory for the manufacture of white ware. Two brothers, Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin were born on Little Beaver Creek, a few miles from East Liverpool and the Ohio River. Homer, the elder, had served in the Civil War and emerged, with the rest of the North, ready to go into business in a big way. He tried marketing yellow ware, presenting the pottery which had been made in East Liverpool to shops and department stores around the country. At he same time, Shakespeare tried selling china imported from Europe; and he even tried operating a small pottery in East Liverpool with a partner. Thus the Laughlin brothers had hands on experience prior to accepting the East Liverpool City Council⿿s offer on September 1, 1873, braking ground on October 1, and opening their factory one year later on September 1, 1874.The Ohio Valley Pottery as it was known, took two years to perfect curing & firing functions, and in 1876, a medal and certificate were awarded them for the best white ware at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Shakespeare Laughlin was bought out of the business in 1877 and went on to pursue other goals in the industry, until his death in 1881 in Philadelphia. Homer remained in East Liverpool to develop the company. One of his first problems was foreign competition. The American public preferred European wares, especially those manufactured in England, and some American pottery manufacturers went so far as to disguise their product by calling it Royal or by using the English royal lion on their company's stamp. Laughlin, after much discussion with local artists, created a logo which showed the American eagle subduing the British lion. The eagle is on top, and the lion struggles weakly on his back. This logo symbolizes the fight which Homer Laughlin intended to wage against the more expensive and sometimes superior wares from abroad. He intended to prevail in both price and quality. During the decade of the 1880s, Homer Laughlin produced a variety of tableware, with his basic stock an inexpensive line of white dishes which could be used in hotels and other public places. One of Laughlin⿿s greatest ceramic achievements occurred in 1886 with the development of genuine American china. Research consulted: Debolts Dictionary of American Pottery Marks, Whiteware & Porcelain / by Gerald DeBolt; Decorative American Pottery & Whiteware Identification & Value Guide / by Jeanie Klamm Wilby; The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States and Marks of American Potters / by Edwin Atlee Barber, A.M., PH.D.; Lehners Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks On Pottery Porcelain & Clay / by Lois Lehner ...........................................This lot is part of the Estate of Ms. Dorothy Mae Peterson of Decatur, Arkansas. Ms. Dorothy was the sister of Lloyd Peterson, who founded Peterson Industries in Decatur, Ark., including the fabled Peterson Farms poultry operation. Lloyd Peterson introduced the "Peterson Male" in 1954-55, the broiler breeder genetic line, which would become renowned throughout the world. Most of her estate will be sold on eBay timed-snipe-live on Sundays except for the final live event Sept 22 and 23rd sold on-location in Decatur AR, see our website for online bidding options. SHIPPING for all freight items cost around $160-$290 per pallet which can hold up to 200lb combined. Sometimes drop offs can be arranged at a lower cost, pickup is free in Decatur AR. You can buy and hold furniture items for future pickup especially if you are attending the final event in Decatur AR in September. Hundreds of pieces of Furniture and Americana will be auctioned Aug-Sept from this estate. Just contact Amanda via eBay with questions. Final event is at the Community Center Decatur AR, previews on the estate 194 Grant Street Decatur AR Tues-Friday Sept21 all day. |
