E.B. Pitser / Owens Pottery Utopian portrait vase

E.B. Pitser for Owens Pottery Co.
Utopian three-handled portrait vase or tyg, #826
Zanesville, Ohio
high glazed ceramic
impressed with block "Utopian J B Owens", numbered, slip-signed by the artist
depicting a Cavalier, after Rembrandt
6 3/4"dia x 7"h

Provenance:
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio, 01 November 2008, Lot 274
The Collection of Robert F. Francek, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Literature:
McKibben, Kristy & Rick, and Jeanette & Marvin Stofft, Owens Pottery, Unearthed, 1996, p. 7 (illustrated)
Condition Report: No chips, cracks or repairs. Fine crazing in areas throughout. Some surface scratches.