Important Ipswich vase by Marblehead Pottery
Artist/Company: Marblehead Pottery
Location: Rago Arts and Auction Center
Estimates: $150,000 - $200,000
Realized Price: $250,000
Annie Aldrich and Sarah Tutt for Marblehead Pottery
Important Ipswich vase
USA, c. 1909
glazed earthenware
8.75 h x 7 dia in (22 x 18 cm)
The present lot is one of only a few known examples. Impressed manufacturer’s mark to underside ‘MP’ with ship symbol. Incised artist’s initials to underside ‘AT’.
Provenance: Collection of Edith Anna Parker Goldthwait, Marblehead | Thence by descent
Literature: Keramic Studio 11, June 1909, pg. 40 Beauty in Common Things: American Arts & Crafts Pottery from The Two Red Roses Foundation, Clancy and Eidelberg, pg. 88 The Art That is Life: The Arts & Crafts Movement in America 1875-1920, Kaplan, ppg. 256-257