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Very Large Urn Which Had Been Painted White - circa 1900-1910

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    Posted 2 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    I found this large urn a couple days ago and it had been completely painted white. it's 20 inches tall - BIG! the bottom half had some gritty paint that was very hard to remove but after several hours it's just about there. just a few flecks left. The urn is 20 inches tall and there are a couple of small/short hairlines in the rim, but everything else is good. when i bought it there was a tiny chip in the white paint and i couild see something i liked underneath so i bought it. i used a supposed 'green' stripper which was ok - no smell, but slow. who do you think made it? Grueby [kidding!]. Found in Berkeley CA.

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      heres some more pics of it: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA9c8n
    2. kivatinitz kivatinitz, 2 years ago
      great job
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      thanks kiva!
    4. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 2 years ago
      Doesn’t it make you wonder who painted it and why??
      It’s so beautiful after you rescued it from a horrible existence!
    5. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      Thank you Watchsearcher. i know. i am visualizing a very uptight minimalist!
    6. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      i just found and posted above what it looked like when i purchased it. i knew i had taken a pic of it.
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      everything i can look at from the early 20th c points to Fulper. are there unmarked fulper pieces from early 20th c?
    8. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      i'd love to hear from the art pottery experts what their opinion is of this piece.
    9. yougottahavestuff yougottahavestuff, 2 years ago
      Great piece!! Maybe someone painted it to hide it in a divorce Battle!
    10. TallCakes TallCakes, 2 years ago
      great find/rescue : )
      looks very similar to this one noted as signed Arneis by Arlene '74

      https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/grueby-green-pottery-ovoid-vase-519315643
    11. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      this pot is driving me nuts. people who have not held it and looked closely at it attribute it to Asian from the last 25- 30 yrs, but i can say without even a trace of doubt that it is not that. It's wheel thrown - very clear turnings on the inside and fairly light in weight for the size. it really is LARGE too. I'm certain that it is either European or American from the first quarter of the 20th c. The base looks like quite a few french pieces from that period, and i'm leaning towards French. There was a lot of experimentation with this kind of glaze at that time too. I've seen a lot of modern Asian pieces - including ones that look similar to this, but they are never wheel thrown, or as evenly thin as this. They are much thicker and heavier.

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