Studio Pottery Desert Sands 4" Bowl Mission Swirl Color Clay Boulder City Nevada

Description: Studio Pottery, Desert Sands, 4" Bowl, Vintage 1950s, Mission-Swirl Colored Clays, Boulder City, Nevada This auction is for a beautiful and vintage, wheel-turned studio pottery bowl or small succulent planter from Boulder City, Nevada's Desert Sands Pottery dating from about 1949 to 1962, per online research. Stamped in black on the glazed bottom is "Desert Sands, Handmade" with the 2 saguaro cacti in a circle.The body is wheel turned with a bulbous shape, slightly turned-in rim, and a small foot.Clear, glossy glaze inside and out. The swirled colors are from the colored clay itself. Desert colors of brown, sienna, blue, green and ivory are richer and crisper than photos can show. Origin is Boulder City, Nevada, USA Dates from about 1949 to 1962. After 1962 their pieces are marked with their Barstow, California mark.Measures 2 1/2" high, 4 1/2" in diameter at the widest, has a 3 3/4" diameter opening and a 2 1/2" diameter base. Weighs 8 ounces before packaging. Item is in very good pre-owned condition with no chips or cracks. There is overall crazing from age and signs of use and a mineral ring on the inside surface. Lightly wiped for photos. Any further cleaning or polishing will be left to the winner. Rough kiln stilt-marks on the bottom and any other irregularities, glaze misses, flea bites, etc. would be from the handmade process and not damage of any kind.The Evans Family can trace its Mission Swirl pottery-making roots to the early 1800s as Evans Pottery in Dexter, Missouri. In 1936, Terrell Evans hired on with the U.S. Bureau of Mines and relocated to Boulder City, Nevada. His Uncle Arthur and Arthur's children, Ferrell and Dorothy, soon followed. By 1946 they had established Pinto Pottery which was reorganized in 1949 as Desert Sands Pottery. They also ran the successful Desert Sands Gift Shop on Nevada Highway in Boulder City. Arthur Evans passed away in 1962 and at this time his nephew, Terrell, relocated Desert Sands Pottery to Barstow, California. Production continued until he closed down operations in 1975. Desert Sands pottery, similar to Niloak, is always fascinating, attractive, highly collectible one-of-a-kind, and is becoming harder and harder to find. Source: Online researchCondition: See specifics above. Most of our items are estate finds and are in good to excellent used condition. Vintage, pre-owned items will not usually be in mint condition, but may show signs of age, use, or wear from being pre-owned and loved for many years. We try to describe any and all condition issues but may miss some. A defect not noted does not constitute an item "not as described."No Returns: Winner accepts item description/condition as stated, that all sales are final, and that items are sold "as found" and "as is," with no returns. Please note, we do our best to qualify, research, describe, and photograph all aspects of our listings, but we are not experts in this field. Be sure to check photos carefully and ask any questions before bidding to assure your satisfaction with the item/s. Shipping: Buyer pays actual USPS Priority or Ground Advantage shipping costs as per eBay's shipping calculator on the auction page. Method may be chosen upon check out. Both include free tracking. Priority also includes free insurance. No handling fees. Shipping will be higher the further you are from our NV zip 89005. Fragile items are always extra-carefully packaged for shipping. Recycled shipping materials are often used as a way to help protect our environment. Payment: Your registered eBay address must match, or be updated to, your preferred shipping address. eBay may charge sales tax depending on your state's laws. For beautiful studio art pottery, collectibles, art glass and more, be sure to see our eBay store, Pottery Prints and Porcelain. Thank you for looking!

Price: 17.99 USD

Location: Boulder City, Nevada

End Time: 2024-09-15T20:28:46.000Z

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