Susan Nebeker on tue 18 apr 06
So glad Mel's home safe and sound after a successful trip.
Watching Antique Roadshow in North Dakota last night and listening to the Norwegian accents made me miss him. Welcome home, Mel!
Now- did anyone else watch the program and see the pottery from The School of Mines and the subsequent appraisal?
I was shocked to see some pretty clunky and amateurish pots appraised for $600-800.00 and one pitcher for $2,000.00.
They were slipcast, except for one that was hand thrown ( thick looking, clunky) and though some were charming in their own way, it was a shocker to hear the value placed on them.
These pieces were owned by a woman whose grandmother had made most of the pots as a student at this school. I think the pots were 70 years old or so.
The curious thing was that the appraiser said the hand turned pot was particularly valuable because it was made of Bentonite a "very desirable type of clay". She pronounced the value of the clunky little pot at $800.00.
????
I'm hoping someone else saw this program and perhaps could shed more light on this.
I wouldn't think you could throw bentonite, but then I've never tried.
Any thoughts?
Susan Nebeker
Canby, Oregon
www.pollywogpottery.com
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Marcia Selsor on tue 18 apr 06
I didn't see that show but I did see a show and catalogue of the
pottery from the School of Mines. It was quite important out here.
Marcia in Montana
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Apr 18, 2006, at 7:55 PM, Susan Nebeker wrote:
> So glad Mel's home safe and sound after a successful trip.
> Watching Antique Roadshow in North Dakota last night and
> listening to the Norwegian accents made me miss him. Welcome home,
> Mel!
>
> Now- did anyone else watch the program and see the pottery from
> The School of Mines and the subsequent appraisal?
>
> I was shocked to see some pretty clunky and amateurish pots
> appraised for $600-800.00 and one pitcher for $2,000.00.
>
> They were slipcast, except for one that was hand thrown ( thick
> looking, clunky) and though some were charming in their own way, it
> was a shocker to hear the value placed on them.
>
> These pieces were owned by a woman whose grandmother had made
> most of the pots as a student at this school. I think the pots
> were 70 years old or so.
>
> The curious thing was that the appraiser said the hand turned pot
> was particularly valuable because it was made of Bentonite a "very
> desirable type of clay". She pronounced the value of the clunky
> little pot at $800.00.
>
> ????
>
> I'm hoping someone else saw this program and perhaps could shed
> more light on this.
> I wouldn't think you could throw bentonite, but then I've never
> tried.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Susan Nebeker
> Canby, Oregon
> www.pollywogpottery.com
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
Mary & Wes on wed 19 apr 06
I was watching the show you are referring to. I love it when one gets to
listen to "experts" talk about pottery when the only thing they know about
the subject is how much they could sell the thing for and only in the very
best market in the best times. The prices given on a large number of items
are higher than realistic. But you have to remember that it's part of
selling the show. Being able to throw pure Bentonite would be a neat trick,
but remember this is an "expert" talking, I think there may have been some
in the body to make up for the nonplastics. The thing to keep in mind is
that they were developing bodies from the clays in the area the styles were
right in line with cutting edge for that time period, and some of the glaze
work IMHO nicely done, but my taste may not be yours. Some of the prices
did make me want to run for cover, but this pottery would be of interest to
people from that area and know the history of what was going on at this
school. The Archie Bray story fits in very well with this.
Up here in Wisconsin where the women know how to take charge and the men say
"Yes dear" if they want to see the sun rise in the morning.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Marcia Selsor
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:58 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Antique Roadshow Pottery Monday Night?
I didn't see that show but I did see a show and catalogue of the
pottery from the School of Mines. It was quite important out here.
Marcia in Montana
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Apr 18, 2006, at 7:55 PM, Susan Nebeker wrote:
> Now- did anyone else watch the program and see the pottery from
> The School of Mines and the subsequent appraisal?
>
> I was shocked to see some pretty clunky and amateurish pots
> appraised for $600-800.00 and one pitcher for $2,000.00.
>
> They were slipcast, except for one that was hand thrown ( thick
> looking, clunky) and though some were charming in their own way, it
> was a shocker to hear the value placed on them.
>
> These pieces were owned by a woman whose grandmother had made
> most of the pots as a student at this school. I think the pots
> were 70 years old or so.
>
> The curious thing was that the appraiser said the hand turned pot
> was particularly valuable because it was made of Bentonite a "very
> desirable type of clay". She pronounced the value of the clunky
> little pot at $800.00.
>
> ????
>
> I'm hoping someone else saw this program and perhaps could shed
> more light on this.
> I wouldn't think you could throw bentonite, but then I've never
> tried.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Susan Nebeker
> Canby, Oregon
> www.pollywogpottery.com
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
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Anne Wellings on fri 21 apr 06
I saw the show, too, and thought the same things...... but a couple of
weeks ago, the Roadshow featured some very nice pots by Margaret Cable (I
just did research on Google to make sure I got the name), who was head of
the ceramics department there. Those pots were quite impressive in their
ornate carved relief decoration and if you do a search you can find at
least one. The second show also featured one or two of hers which were a
little less impressive, along with the student work. And in both shows, the
appraiser made the "Bentonite" reference.
Anne
On Apr 18, 2006, at 7:55 PM, Susan Nebeker wrote:
> Now- did anyone else watch the program and see the pottery from
> The School of Mines and the subsequent appraisal?
>
> I was shocked to see some pretty clunky and amateurish pots
> appraised for $600-800.00 and one pitcher for $2,000.00.
>
> They were slipcast, except for one that was hand thrown ( thick
> looking, clunky) and though some were charming in their own way, it
> was a shocker to hear the value placed on them.
>
> These pieces were owned by a woman whose grandmother had made
> most of the pots as a student at this school. I think the pots
> were 70 years old or so.
>
> The curious thing was that the appraiser said the hand turned pot
> was particularly valuable because it was made of Bentonite a "very
> desirable type of clay". She pronounced the value of the clunky
> little pot at $800.00.
>
> ????
>
> I'm hoping someone else saw this program and perhaps could shed
> more light on this.
> I wouldn't think you could throw bentonite, but then I've never
> tried.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Susan Nebeker
> Canby, Oregon
> www.pollywogpottery.com
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