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Unmarked Early Matte Green Brush McCoy Doubled Handled Vase circa 1910-20's

$ 134.63

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Color: Green
  • Object Type: Vase

    Description

    So here's the deal on this beauty.  I rescued it from a thrift store around 5 years ago.  It was heavily covered in turquoise paint. (why do people do that? Stop it, you!!) I loved the shape of it, so I bought it, let it soak in lukewarm water and gently scraped away the paint with a plastic credit card. It wasn't a one step process.  It took a LONG time to remove it, working on it a little bit every day. There is still a tiny bit at the base underneath, and here and there.   But I was thrilled to find, under all that ugly paint, a beautiful piece! There ARE some issues...a tiny hairline crack at the upper rim of the vase. The crack doesn't go through to the inside. I have posted pics of the area with arrows showing at the front, the inside, and the top. There is a crease on the inside bottom of one of the handles... I can feel it with my fingernail, and am not sure if it's a crease that happened in molding, or a light crack. So for accuracy's sake, let's just say crack. I'm all about full disclosure.  There is a white area on the inside top area of that same handle that looks like a glaze skip. There is very slight crazing and a few small pits all over the piece... That seems normal for this type of pottery in that era. And there still is bits of that dreaded turquoise paint on it here and there because it stuck in the pits.  I've learned to live with it.  Also the normal silvery marks here and there that you find on old pottery.  I guess after all the disrespect this poor thing suffered, these issues should be considered a badge of honor.  :-D
    My searching tells me that this is an early Brush McCoy, 1910s-20s.  This vase can be found on page 34 of Sanfords Guide to Brush-McCoy Pottery Book 1 by Martha and Steve Sanford.
    The vase is just a smidge under 10.5" tall, and the glaze is a satiny beautiful green. There are three sticky round dots underneath where I removed the felt pads that I had on it to protect my furniture.  You may or may not want to add new felt dots.
    A flat rate of .00 will be charged for very well-padded and double boxed insured usps ground.
    Thanks for viewing my page!  :-)