Abingdon Art Pottery, Abingdon, IL 1934-1950 This glossy vintage relief tile depicts a seated Asian man in traditional garb with a background of crisply modeled bamboo. It was produced from the same high-grade porcelain developed during this firm’s genesis from a company that sold plumbing fixtures to a noted art pottery. Incised on back 401. [...]
Abingdon Art Pottery, Abingdon, IL 1934-1950 Abingdon made a variety of high quality porcelain ware including vases and figurines. This is a rare example of their limited tile output, was made in 1937 or 1938 and is called “Geisha”. The composition of an artful arrangement of figure, bamboo, screen, plus wood floor glazed in a [...]
