A Look Inside of the April Issue of Kovels Antique Trader

Hang onto your hat! The April issue of Kovels Antique Trader is here. And while it’s always exciting to share a new issue, we are particularly pleased to share it with that expression – Hang onto your hat! – which also serves as the headline for our cover story on the history of women and […]

The Remarkable Tale of Rookwood Pottery

Maria Longworth Nichols Storer In 1880, Maria Longworth Nichols Storer (1849 – 1932) founded Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, Ohio. A wealthy young woman, she was inspired, like so many of her contemporaries, by the Japanese ceramics displayed at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exposition. Though she had just one year of formal pottery training and […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles September 2020 Newsletter Available

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter is available as a print subscription, or as a digital version that is included in the Kovels Knowledge and Kovels All Access memberships. Start your Kovels Knowledge Free Trial now or login. Kovels’ September 2020 newsletter features Amish quilts, antique cash registers, Marc Newson design, Fiestaware, and women artists of Rookwood […]

Talented Women of Rookwood Pottery   

Founded in Ohio in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols, Rookwood art pottery is sought after for its quality and international-award-winning pieces. A recent sale by Humler & Nolan of Cincinnati, Ohio — the auction house’s final auction — included 516 lots of Rookwood, including vases and figural ceramics. Many of the pieces were made by […]

American Pottery Marks

These are the marks from American pottery makers. Weller Pottery Mark (1895-1918)   Fulper Pottery Mark (1922-1928)   Grueby Faience Company Mark (1897-1911)   Rookwood Pottery Mark 1902   George E. Ohr Mark (1899-1906)   Roseville Pottery Company Mark (c.1905)