Sold for:
$593
$593
Newcomb College Pottery Ali Baba Jar Clay with glaze New Orleans, Louisiana, c. 1905 Bulbous form in high gloss with turquoise drip from rim to body with orange around edges on buff clay, marked on base, X means piece not for sale, reserved for decorator or college, JM for Joseph Meyer potter and NC Cipher for Newcomb College, rim nicks, mineral deposits on inside of rim, ht. 3 1/2 in. Provenance: From the family of William E. Roberts. Mr. Roberts's sister was Gertrude Roberts Smith, an early member of the Newcomb College faculty.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-12-20
