Sheridan & Associates, Xenia Ohio

Another great day at the Xenia, Ohio fairgrounds at an auction hosted by Sheridan and Associates. It was cold outside, but warm and toasty inside with a very large crowd. Fortunately, most of the folks there came for the pocket knives, primitives, and furniture. There were a few dozen pieces of vintage art pottery, and around 6 pieces of Rookwood art pottery.

Our first score was this nice little deco Rookwood vase from 1928, shape 2088 with a nice flowing blue mat glaze. Perfect in every way, and especially nice to see no crazing. Sure, it is production ware, but as high of quality as you can find.

Things got even better when a rare 1882 Harriet Wenderoth carved pitcher came to bid. Shape 56 and clearly artist signed, it is glossy glazed on the interior and appears to be unglazed on the exterior. Excellent undamaged piece with a very delicate design. We were very happy to post the winning bid and secure it.

A 1960's advertising mug went for $45.00, a small pink 1950's production ashtray with grapes went for $35.00, a vase similar to the first one above with a base chip went for $40.00. A small 4" jewel porcelain 1940's vase decorated in a style similar to Lorinda Epply went for $200, which may have been a bit overpriced. It had those long craze-cracks common to jewel porcelain, and was signed by an unknown junior artist with the initials "MF" underlined.

Overall a fun day, and well worth the trip. Both of these items should be available for sale later this week at The Kings Fortune.