Rare Vintage Daughter of the Flame Van Briggle Nude Woman Ming Blue Turquoise

Description

Available is a Rare Vintage Daughter of the Flame Van Briggle Nude Woman in Ming Blue Turquoise. The piece is in good condition; no chips or cracks and measures 17 inches high and 7-3/8 inches across the base. There are some small variation spots in the glaze and light rub wear around the base. These 'Daughter of the Flame' were mostly made to be lamp bases, this one never was and has not been drilled for the fittings. It is marked with the initials LS are attributed to Loretta Short who worked for Van Briggle as an etcher between 1987 and 1997.
"The Van Briggle Pottery Company was founded in 1901 by Artus Van Briggle in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Artus was an accomplished artist and potter from Cincinnati, Ohio who had previously worked at the Rookwood Pottery Company. He studied abroad in Paris during the years of 1892-1896. By 1901 he had headed to Colorado Springs to open his own pottery studio. The Van Briggle Pottery Company officially opened for business in August 1901 with an initial kiln load of 300 pieces ready for sale to the public.The company has produced pottery for over 100 years." The pottery studio closed in 2012.