Posted 13 years ago
Rogueroman
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I have a very interesting pottery vase with a slightly abstract design that I am looking to identify and date. This piece is 8 1/4" high and measures 2 3/4" diameter at the top, flares out to 4 1/2" near the base and then ends up at 4" across at the bottom. It has two handles, a carved abstract design and is in a rust colored glaze. The pottery body appears to be a yellow clay and it appears to be hand signed on the bottom with the name POLLOCK and stamped with the numbers 113.
I purchased it in a lot of pottery years ago in Washington State. I have had someone suggest the possibility that it could have been done between 1928 - 1930 by Jackson Pollock when he was a student at the Manual Arts High School in L.A. Apparently he dabbled in ceramics during this time.
Anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on how I might go about authenticating that. Otherwise, I would still be interested in finding any information at all about the piece, whether it is THE Jackson Pollock or not. Thank you in advance.
Is the piece molded? i.e., Are those handles solid or hollow? If it is a molded piece - it wouldn't be JP. The shape looks Arts & Crafts/Mission era and the clay and glaze look like those used by several U.S. midwestern/central plains potteries. Also. could the signature be Pallock, rather than Pollock?
Thank you for your reply. Well, it definitely isn't Jackson Pollock. I heard back from a couple of galleries which confirmed that. I thought it looked Arts andCrafts myself, but both seem to think that it was made in the 1940's. After looking at the signature, it is possible it says Pallock, but I am still leaning towards Pollock. Know one, however, seems to know what company produced it or what area of the country it was from. I keep hoping someone may know some information and hit me up.