Description:
Rookwood Pottery Monumental Vase
Glazed ceramic
Possibly Albert Valentien, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882
Hand decorated vasiform vase, one panel with owl, moon and bats, another with crescent moon lighting a waterscape, the third with spiders accenting the ground, separated by gilt decoration with conforming decoration at neck, visible stable crack, some gilt restoration, pottery and date mark on base, ht. 22 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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