Collector’s Guide

American Art Pottery at Auction: 2022 at a Glance

by Kate Nixon   In a year where we saw the return of in-person shows and auctions, the auction world continued to see collectors buy ceramic works at a furious pace and surpassed a couple of world records in the process. From Marblehead…

Learn About Cuerda Seca Ceramic Technique and The Lamps of Limbert in February!

by Kate Nixon   Arts and Crafts Show Demonstrations - included in Show admission! Cuerda-Seca: Linear Arts and Crafts Ceramic Techniques with John Post of Hog Hill Pottery Linear designs have defined the patterns in Crafts for thousands…

Toomey’s Rookwood & Keramics This Week Plus A Benefit Auction for Rose Valley

by Kate Nixon   Keramics & Rookwood Hosted by Toomey & Co Auctioneers Wednesday, November 2nd, 10:00 AM Central Toomey & Co online catalog   Curated by Toomey & Co’s Director of Ceramics Riley Humler, the Keramics…

Learn From a Roycroft Master – The Return of the Pre-Conference Workshops in February

by Kate Nixon In keeping with the Arts & Crafts philosophy of “Head, Heart and Hand”, each year we offer individuals who are planning to arrive early to the National Arts & Crafts Conference the opportunity to take a pre-conference…

The Rarities of Rhead, the Details of Newcomb, and A World Record Smashed: Decorative Arts at Auction In Review

by Kate Nixon     Fall Art and Design Auction Treadway Gallery, September 18th                   Clockwise from top left: A Handel lamp ($2,000-$3,000) made of obverse painted…

Overbeck Pottery: the Pains and Triumphs of a Family Business

by Kate Nixon   In the Western Indiana city of Cambridge City, four sisters bucked the conventional turn of the century route to marry young and instead created a pottery firm in the basement of their parents' house. The vases created…

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