(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The Haviland China Company was organized in 1840 by David Haviland, a New York china importer. His search for a pure white, nonporous porcelain led him to the true kaolin clay in Limoges, France. It was there that David Haviland, an American, relocated in 1842 to start his own [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Kay Finch and her husband, Braden, operated a small pottery in Corona Del Mar, California from 1939 to 1963. The company produced animal and bird figurines, most notably dogs. The company was small by today’s standards, employing from twenty to sixty potters who Kay Finch trained. Kay [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Pairpoint lamps were made by the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, which was established in 1880 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. From the late 1890s until the 1930s, lamps and lamp accessories were an important part of Pairpoint’s production. Pairpoint made three main types of shades, all of which were blown. One [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Blue Ridge dinnerware was manufactured by Southern Potteries Incorporated from the 1930s until 1957. Blue Ridge was known for its underglaze technique, which made the decorations more durable, and its colorful patterns. While basic patterns were reused, the fact that each piece was hand-painted means that no two pieces [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Judith Leiber was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, where she studied the craft of handbag making during the Second World War. After the end of World War II, Judith married Gerson Leiber, a U.S. GI stationed in Budapest. In 1947 the young couple immigrated to the United States, where [...]
