Pauline Pottery
Hello my name is Jeff Hoffman. About a year ago I purchased a 5 piece set of pottery (7 with the 2 lids) at an auction. I was informed that it was Pauline Pottery prior the start of the auction. The 2 here in the pics are matching. The other 3 piece set has a different hue but they look similar. On the bottom of one of the pieces it reads “Pauline Pottery 1912.” Is there any way I can find out if these are authentic pieces? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jeff Hoffman
A local on-line auction in Wrenshall MN
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Thank you for submitting your items for appraisal. These appear to be two Pauline Pottery vases manufactured by Pauline Jacobus´s workshop in Chicago before 1894 ( company went bankrupt). The number has to be a production number, not a date. Her home in Edgerton was destroyed in 1911. The best information on Paulinware is the book by Ori-Anne Pagel:Pauline Pottery: A Pictorial Supplement to Edgerton's History in Clay. The estimate is based on the assumption that this is authentic Paulineware. The estimate is for the two vases, based on auction results for similars.
