Owens Pottery 1896-1907 Utopian Pansies Squat Bottle Vase #1118 Artist TS

J.B. Owens started his own pottery company in 1891. He built a new plant and started manufacturing pottery in 1896. The Utopian line was a high-glaze brown ware with underglaze slip painting similar to Roseville, Rookwood and Weller. Owens manufactured pottery for only 10 years and won critical acclaim but closed in 1907. The Utopian line is their most recognizable.

This particular 10 inch tall Owens Utopian vase is artist signed TS. The shape of this vase lends itself well to the painting that is on the body of the vase. The underglaze slip-painting of the pansies are exceptionally well done. This line is getting more difficult to find so now is your chance to own a piece of pottery history.

Exceptional vase in that it has no repair, no restoration, no chips, no cracks, no scratches to glaze. Minor underglaze crazing on this wonderful piece. It may appear more pronounced due to the macro lens used for the photography. Any non-perfections are from the firing/manufacturing process including glaze misses and glaze pops. The white spots are from studio lights.

Authentic Owens Pottery. All images are original and unedited.

Measurements Height: 10", Base:3 1/4" , Rim: 2 1/4" ID K3000