Burley Winter 1930s Vintage Art Pottery Mottled Purple, Blue and Pink | Ceramic Vase 53

A gorgeous Burley Winter Vintage Art Pottery Mottled Purple, Boue and Pink Ceramic Vase from the 1930s.

Features two decorative “handles”, a lovely art deco design and unique mottled blue, purple and pink glaze.

Measures 7” tall x 6.5” across at its widest point.

In very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks. Some manufacturing imperfections are present. Please see last two photos.

Marked 52 on underside.

A wonderful addition to a Burley Winter or USA Art pottery collection.

The Burley Winter Pottery Company was founded in 1872 in Crooksville, Ohio. Like several early art pottery makers, the firm produced mostly utilitarian wares at first - focusing on practical pottery for the home and farm. Soon after, the owners William Newton Burley and Wilson Winter took on a partner, Brown, and began producing their early art pottery.

Burley Winter’s Golden Era was during the 1930s and their art pottery lines were distinguished by their glazing and timeless designs.

They utilized a very specific technique, focusing on mottling blues, greens, and reds to craft a renowned matte finish. The pieces are often thought to look older than they are since the designs attempt to replicate the aged surface of more dated pottery. Burley Winter prodiced mainly garden-oriented art pottery lines and produced planters, jardinieres, and their most popular shape, vases.

Before the 1930s, Burley Winter pieces are often marked with the “Heart Brand”, a BW inside of a heart. The 1930 Stoin lines, however, either feature an incised “Burley Winter” mark, or simply no mark at all.