#1014 • Five Nemadji Pottery Vases

Part of Professor’s Collection Part One: Pacific & Pre-Columbian Artifacts (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

Starting at $55.00

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Estimated Value: $175-250 Title: Five Nemadji Pottery Vases Origin: Moose Lake, Minnesota, United States Medium: Earthenware Dimensions: The largest measures 4.25 in. in diameter x6.25 in. tall Condition: Light wear and scratches  Additional Information: Includes 5 various shapes and sized vases and one pitcher with a white tan color and each has swirls of paint in colors like blue, green, or brown and orange and black. Each is stamped on the bottom Nemadji Pottery U.S.A. The outside has a rougher feel and glaze and the inside appears to have a more shiny glaze and smooth feeling.  Nemadji Pottery was marketed as "Native American" pottery, it was actually produced by the Nemadji Tile & Pottery Co., and its designs were created by Danish designer ERic Hellman. The pottery was produced from 1929 and continued until 2001.