DESCRIPTION:A stunning handmade American Art Pottery vase from the celebrated Pigeon Forge Pottery. Hand Thrown and hand finished in a Matte Green glaze. The matte sage green color is especially pleasing and would suit any interior. Arts and Crafts, Prairie and Mission styles, Mid-Century Modern or Zen, this vessel would be right at home. Signed in script on the bottom \"Pigeon Forge Pottery / D. Boling\", this elegant vase is by the much-admired master potter and ceramic artist, Dorris Boling. Dorris was male, so two r-s is the correct spelling of his first name, even though you sometimes find others mistakenly spell it with one r. Dorris Bowling was born in 1917, in Rutherford City, Tennessee, the son of John H. Bunch Bowling and Eunice Bowling. He and his wife Earlene had three children: Howard, Robert and Wanda. Dorris worked in the cement industry before he became a ceramic artist with Pigeon Forge Pottery. Boling\'s work is always excellent with strong shapes, recognizable style, and great glazes. Pigeon Forge Pottery was founded by Douglas Ferguson and his father-in-law Ernest G. Wilson, in 1946 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; it is no longer in operation. Many talented artisans worked at the Pigeon Forge Pottery over the years. There were throwers, decorators, and helpers of all kinds. Each one contributed a special skill which helped make the Pigeon Forge Pottery so successful. Douglas Ferguson retired in 1998 and died in February of 1999. His daughter, Jane Ferguson, also a fine potter in her own right, kept the pottery going until 2000 when it was closed.
Pigeon Forge Pottery is usually marked and is normally signed by the artist. It is an added treat for collectors to know just exactly whose skilled hands produced the vessels.
Measures: 2¾\" tall.
CONDITION:Mint shape, it;a beauty! Mouse over photos for zoom. U.S. SHIPPING& HANDLING is 5.99 * I am happy to combine S & H for multiple purchasesINTERNATIONAL buyers:
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