US $14.99
Abingdon Pottery
Abingdon Pottery as artware was produced for only 17 years from 1934 through 1950. Art pottery was produced by The Abingdon Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Abingdon, Illinois, as a way of supplementing lagging production of its main line of products - plumbing fixtures - during The Great Depression.
The artware ceased being produced once production had again ramped up for plumbing fixtures in the post- World War II housing boom. At that time, the company, re-named in 1945 to Abingdon Potteries, Inc. and still located in the town of Abingdon in rural Illinois, was sold to Briggs Manufacturing in 1951.
The original company dates to 1908. With the rise of indoor plumbing, Abingdon pioneered some of the first colored fixtures and self-ventilating toilets in the 1920's. The company was led much of the time by president Raymond E. Bidwell. The Chicago World's Fair chose Abingdon fixtures exclusively for its facilities in 1933.
It was in that time frame that the company decided to explore the design and manufacture of art pottery. Designer Frances Moody, engineer Leslie Moody, and designer Eric Herslet are credited for making this new product line a success.
Another company president, John M. Lewis, held that the products should exhibit an appeal based solely upon their looks and functionality - not based upon the fame or reputation of any designer. He also saw to it that production of any particular design was limited in number, thus adding to collector value later on. A surprisingly large number of Abingdon pottery designs are original, and not direct copies of others.
Abingdon art pottery featured art deco and some classical design. The glazed colors of pink, blue, green, and grey were commonplace on such items as vases, bowls, ash trays, cookie jars, pitchers, urns, book ends, and even chess pieces.
Most were marked "ABINGDON USA" in ink on the bottoms. In addition, they usually had mold numbers stamped into the surfaces. Edges around the bottoms were often ground, and some surviving pieces still exhibit their original foil stickers from the manufacturer. Genuine Abingdon pottery is almost as translucent as hard-paste porcelain (although it is decidedly not porcelain), and light-weight.
The same durability as was known for its plumbing ceramics was present in the company's art ceramics. Georgia clay, South Dakota feldspar, and Illinois silica, were glazed with nearly 200 varieties and colors. Most valuable were the multi-colored pieces and those that featured hand painting (begun in the 1940's). Certain pieces of the "Fire Red" color, which is more orange in color than red, are also deemed valuable.
It is the density and durability that sets Abingdon pottery apart from subsequent creations by Japanese and other sources. The fine quality of the heavy and dense vitreous clay resists hairline cracks and breakage. Abingdon glazes, however, were sometimes prone to crazing.
In all, over 6 million art pottery pieces were created. First sold in gift shops, Abingdon pottery was eventually marketed in fine department stores of the era, such as Gimbals, Marshall Field, and Wanamaker's. Today, Abingdon pottery is highly collectible and also found in a number of museums in the Midwest.
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RARE Abingdon Pottery Floral Compote $25.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Cameo Pink Cornucopia 474 $20.99 |
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ABINGDON-POTTERY-BEAUTIFUL-GREEN-DOUBLE CORNICOPIA VASE $25.00 |
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Vintage Abingdon Pottery Dog Planter $14.99 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON POTTERY PINK PEACH CONSOLE BOWL $4.99 |
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ANTIQUE ABINGDON POTTERY 452 LARGE PINK OVAL BOWL $48.75 |
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Abingdon White Pottery Planter Bowl Vintage U.S.A. $24.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery White Penguin Figurine! $60.00 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY WINDOW PLANTER SCROLL END $34.50 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON POTTERY BOWL DECORATIVE SCALLOPED EDGE $15.00 |
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Pair Vintage Abingdon Pottery Mantle Urn Vases $39.99 |
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Abingdon pottery #116 $17.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery ID$ Book 700 Pics Marks Mold #s $39.95 |
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Lot 8 different Abingdon Pottery Vases $250.00 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON POTTERY WALL POCKET*MORNING GLORY*#337*PALE BLUE* $14.99 |
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RETRO PINK STAMPED ABINGDON VASE ORIGINAL LABEL ART POTTERY 118 $35.00 |
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Pair - Abingdon Pottery Double Candlesticks 4 1/4" tall Cornucopia Style $24.95 |
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Abingdon Pottery Candle Holder Double Scroll Gilded Blue $12.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery White 10 inch Vase $12.50 |
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Vintage Abingdon Pottery Double Candlestick Gold Trim $8.99 |
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Vintage Abingdon Pottery Double Cornucopia Vase #482 $9.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Rope Edged Coral Pink Ships Vase #494 $14.95 |
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Vintage Abingdon Pottery 8" Bud Vase NICE!! EXC $9.95 |
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Vintage 1940s ABINGDON Pottery Pink Candle Holders Pair $37.49 |
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Vintage Modern Abingdon USA Window Planter Ballerina Pink Art Pottery Vase Long $24.99 |
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Abingdon Art Pottery Rose Floral With Gold Planter Console Bowl $38.75 |
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Large Signed Blue Abingdon Pottery Vase #115 ~ Perfect! $53.09 |
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Abingdon Pottery USA Yellow Double Scroll Candle Holder 479 Sticker Crazing $9.99 |
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Beautiful Abingdon Pottery, Yellow Decorative Art Vase #512 • Estate Item $25.50 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY PLANTER 462 $3.99 |
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Large Vintage White Abingdon Pottery Decorated Bowl $14.95 |
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LARGE 10" ABINGDON POTTERY VASE / URN, GILDED HANDLES, MADE IN U.S.A., EXC COND $44.99 |
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Art Deco Blue Abingdon Art Pottery Vase w gold trim & Floral swag decaling $9.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY / PAIR OF YELLOW DOUBLE CANDLE STICK HOLDERS $19.99 |
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Vintage Abingdon Pottery white console/centerbowl-Mold #332. $20.24 |
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Abingdon Pottery Blue Scalloped Planter With Bow $10.95 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY 522 VINTAGE VASE GEORGE & MARTHA $7.00 |
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Vintage Pottery. Lot of 2 Abingdon Vases. #515. Lovely Blue Finish. $29.50 |
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Abingdon Pottery Yellow Handled Vase #552 Original Sticker $34.95 |
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Vintage Abingdon Art Pottery # 532 Grecian Console Bowl $12.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Blue #115 Vase $55.00 |
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WONDERFUL Vintage 13" ABINGDON Pottery Console BOWL $65.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY GREEN BOWL $9.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Salmon Pink Fan Shaped Pottery Vase Or Bowl With A Bow $19.99 |
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Vintage Abingdon Art Pottery White Sleigh Style Planter/Vase $4.99 |
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Vintage PAIR PiNk ABINGDON Art Pottery Double Candleholders/Candle Sticks! #575 $35.95 |
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Old Abingdon Pottery Planter/Bowl Pink@Scary Cat Planter $9.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Vase #116 Pink/Peach w/ label $24.99 |
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Massive Abingdon USA Pottery Platter/Wall Hanging Excellent Condition Old!! $40.00 |
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Large Abingdon Pottery Green Two Handled Vase $9.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY PINK FLORAL DECORATED CORNUCOPIA VASE! $31.96 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY PINK CORNUCOPIA PLANTER/VASE #482 $14.99 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY PINK DECORATIVE ART VASE #512 $14.99 |
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#18 BIG VASE ABINGDON U.S.A. POTTERY 11"TALL $49.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY PAIR GREEN CANDLESTICK HOLDERS! $31.96 |
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LARGE VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY PINK ART VASE #119 $14.99 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY PINK ART VASE #515 $4.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY CENTERPIECE BOWL $8.99 |
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Abingdon Art Deco Pottery Pink 491 Flower Frog Vase $49.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery white ceramic vase double handles $12.99 |
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ANTIQUE POTTERY VASE LARGE ABINGDON URN HANDLES 10"HT $45.00 |
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Abingdon Pottery Ivory & Gold Handled Urn Vase $49.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Jack in the Box Cookie Jar 611 RARE! $249.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY BLUE RIBBON PLANTER! $31.96 |
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VINTAGE POTTERY TABLE LAMP (40's/50's) ABINGDON STYLE $63.00 |
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Abingdon Pottery Cameo Pink Morning Glory Wall Pocket $49.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Cameo Pink Double Candleholders 575 $25.99 |
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Abingdon Pottery Vase E-26 $31.95 |
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Abingdon Pottery Pink Shell Cornucopia, 12" long $48.95 |
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Abingdon Art Pottery Art Deco 11" Vase $64.95 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY #532 YELLOW/FLORAL/GOLD ART BOWL! $36.00 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY YELLOW/GOLD CANDLESTICKS! $15.96 |
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Vintage Abingdon Pottery Morning Glory Blue Satin Wall Pocket $17.99 |
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ABINGDON POTTERY YELLOW FLORAL GOLD ART BOWL W/STICKS! $60.00 |
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ABINGDON 1940-46 BLUE POTTERY VASE WITH SHIP DECOR $35.00 |
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Abingdon California Pottery Seafoam Dish Green Mid-Century Eames $7.99 |
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Very Rare Abingdon Pottery? Jack in the Box Planter! LOOK! $25.00 |
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Abingdon Pottery Pastel Blue Console Handled Bowl Daisy $49.95 |
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Abingdon Pottery Gloss White Goose Figurine! $23.96 |
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VINTAGE ABINGDON POTTERY MORNING GLORY PLANTER WIDOWBOX $36.00 |
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Collector's Encyclopedia of Cookie Jars, Book 1 $8.32 Beautiful, color photographs of over 1,000 collectible cookie jars with current values ranging from the novelty, character variety to the exquisite artist-made limited editions. Informative text plus the fact that there are no repeats of Book I make this edition a great buy for pottery and cookie jar collectors. 1999 values. 8.5 X 11. AUTHORBIO: Joyce Roerig and husband Fred have collected cookie ... |
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Abingdon Pottery Artware 1934-1950: Stepchild of the Great Depression $29.82 The industrial pottery at Abingdon, Illinois, made artware from 1934 to 1950 before returning to its mainstay, plum-bingware or sanitary-ware, as it was called at "The Pottery." Yankee ingenuity was used to cope with the Great Depression when managers came up with the idea of making artware using their usual "industrial strength" materials and processes. This decision resulted in artware with unus... |
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Inventory of George Ecton, 'potter', of Abingdon, Berks, 1696 (Journal of ceramic history) ... |
