CIRCA 1882, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, ATTRIBUTED TO MARIA LONGWORTH NICHOLS

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A MONUMENTAL ROOKWOOD GREEN AND GOLD GROUND VASE
CIRCA 1882, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, ATTRIBUTED TO MARIA LONGWORTH NICHOLS
IN THE JAPONISME AESTHETIC, PAINTED WITH THREE PANELS, THE FIRST WITH A SPIDER DANGLING AND WITH TWO RESTING UPON THEIR WEBS, THE SECOND AND THIRD WITH SLIP-DECORATED FLOWERS, EACH DIVIDED BY A DIAGONAL BAND, THE BANDS, NECK AND FOOT ALL IMPRESSED WITH VARIANT PATTERNS AND ENRICHED IN GILT
20¾ IN. (52.7 CM.) HIGH

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THE DAUGHTER OF A WEALTHY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, MARIA LONGWORTH NICHOLS FOUNDED THE ROOKWOOD POTTERY COMPANY IN 1880, BECOMING ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED LEADERS OF THE AMERICAN ART POTTERY MOVEMENT. MANY OF HER EARLY WORKS, SUCH AS THE PRESENT EXAMPLE, WERE INSPIRED BY JAPANESE PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. FOR SIMILAR EXAMPLES OF THIS MODEL, SEE THE EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART, FRAGILE BLOSSOMS, ENDURING EARTH, 1889, P. 71, PL. 37; THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL AND ANNE RIPLEY, CHRISTIE'S, NEW YORK, 13 MARCH 2001, LOT 406; AND JAMES D. JULIA, ROCKLAND, MAINE, 24 AUGUST 2006, LOT 1391.

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