George E. Ohr, Rare and Large totemic vase

George E. Ohr
Rare and Large totemic vase

USA, 1897-1900
glazed earthenware
11.25 h × 4.75 dia in (29 × 12 cm)

This work is part of a totemic series the artist executed around 1900.

Vase features speckled brown, gunmetal, ochre and green glazes. Impressed signature to underside 'G. E. Ohr, Biloxi, Miss.'.

Provenance: Collection of Robert A. Ellison

Literature: George Ohr, Art Potter: The Apostle of Individuality, Ellison, pg. 58 pl. 45 illustrates this example

This work will preview and ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Condition Report: Very narrow band of restoration to rim, extends 3". A few short, shallow scratches.