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Fabulous Art Pottery Book Ends Marked Fillbert (Teco Pottery)

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Pottery Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Fabulous Art Pottery Book Ends Marked Fillbert (Teco Pottery)
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Fillbert is recognized as a potter that worked at Teco Pottery in Illinois and believed to be the maker of these two exquisite book ends that feature the golden glossy glaze that was prevalent in prairie style pottery era. The bookends are made of a creamy stoneware clay and feature a nearly nude young man with a bow and arrow in a ready to release pose. The arrow is a thin gauge of wire that is still affixed to one of the pieces at one end and nonexistent on the other. Both pieces are marked on the right side of the base with incised lettering "Fillbert". The year made is unknown. The pieces are in excellent shape with a minor chip on the base. They display beautifully. In 1881 the American Terra Cotta Tile and Ceramics Company was founded by William Day Gates, in Terra Cotta, Illinois. Their primary aim was to produce fireproof (this was shortly after the Chicago fire) building materials such as drain tiles, brick, chimney tops, finials, etc. Through experimentation with different clays and glazes, Day began to envision making a line of art pottery. This led to the introduction of Teco Pottery (Terra Cotta) in 1902. The wares that were produced reflected the Prairie School style popularized by architects like Frank Lloyd Wright. By 1919 the business had purchased an Indianapolis plant and branch in Minnesota. The Great Depression took it's toll on the company and production crawled until 1941. Although it is not exactly known when the last piece of art pottery was made or sold, the latest dated works were from around 1923.
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Condition: Excellent overall.