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Creator: Cowan Pottery
"Life Undersea", Rare Art Deco Plate w/ Fish and Starfish by Winter for Cowan
By Cowan Pottery, Thelma Frazier Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare survivor from a fleeting moment in Cowan Pottery's history, before it closed at the onset of the Great Depression, this plate designed by Thelma Frazier Winter...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Ceramic
Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pottery Coral Flamingo Centerpiece Planter Set 1929
By Waylande Gregory, Cowan Pottery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Waylande Gregory Coral Flamingo Centerpiece and Planter, Cowan Pottery, Ohio, USA, 1928-1931. Marked "COWAN" under flamingo.
Waylande Desantis Gregory (1905 Baxter Springs, Kansas – 1971, New Jersey) was one of the most innovative and prolific American art-deco ceramics sculptors of the early 20th century. His groundbreaking techniques enabled him to create monumental ceramic sculpture, such as the Fountain of the Atoms and Light Dispelling Darkness, which had hitherto not been possible. He also developed revolutionary glazing and processing methods, and was a seminal figure in the studio glass movement.
The Cowan Pottery Studio was founded by R. Guy Cowan in Lakewood, Ohio, United States in 1912. It moved to Rocky River, Ohio in 1920, and operated until 1931, when the financial stress of the Great Depression resulted in its bankruptcy. Cowan Pottery produced both artistic and commercial work in a variety of styles influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Deco, Chinese ceramics, and modern sculpture.
During its two decades of operation, a number of well-known Cleveland School artists worked with Cowan at the studio: Elizabeth Anderson, Arthur Eugene Baggs, Alexander Blazys, Paul Bogatay, Edris Eckhardt, Waylande Gregory, A. Drexler Jacobson, among many others. With the exception of Guy Cowan, himself, Waylande Gregory designed more pieces for the pottery than anyone else.
Gregory joined R. Guy Cowan in Rocky River, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, in 1928, where he became the leading sculptor of the Cowan Pottery studio. Unlike his contemporaries at Cowan Pottery, who were primarily influenced by Viennese modern...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Ceramic
19Thc Decorated Stone Ware Cowden & Wilcox Pitcher From Pennsylvania
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand made decorated stone ware pottery pitcher is made by Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.These mis 19thc potters were very well known for decorated stoneware.Th...
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Pottery
"Phoenix Bowl", Large, Low Art Deco Bowl w/ Phoenix Motif by Gregory for Cowan
By Waylande Gregory, Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bathed in a vivid, fresh jade green glaze, this large and rare low bowl featuring a Phoenix bird at its center, its wings outstretched, was designed by Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pot...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Ceramic
Viktor Schreckengost Vase with Fish Cowan Pottery
By Cowan Pottery, Viktor Schreckengost
Located in Chicago, IL
Viktor Schreckengost Vase with Fish for Cowan Pottery
Drypoint decorated glazed earthenware
Size : 6½ h × 5½ w in
Impressed studio mark to underside ‘Cowan’.
Literature: Cowan Potter...
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1930s American Vintage Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Earthenware
"Tropical Fish and Seaweed, " Rare Art Deco Trivet/Paperweight by Cowan, 1920s
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially rare piece of high style Art Deco ceramics by the renowned Cowan firm just outside Cleveland, this vividly-glazed trivet depicts a pair of ...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Ceramic
"Atalanta and Hound, " Large, Rare Jade-Green Art Deco Wall-Mounted Bowl, Cowan
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in a vivid, jade green glaze, this large and rare wall-mounted shallow bowl was designed by Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pottery at the height of its success during ...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Ceramic
"Mountain Goat Humidor, " Art Deco Lidded Container with Teal-Turquoise Glaze
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most charming and rare of the many ceramic creations issued by the Cowan company in suburban Cleveland, this humidor depicts a baby mountain goat atop a peaked humidor, th...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cowan Pottery Furniture
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Ceramic
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Cowan Pottery furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Cowan Pottery furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cowan Pottery furniture, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Cowan Pottery were created in the Art Deco style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Foster and Bailey, Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co., and William Hentschel. Prices for Cowan Pottery furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $950 and can go as high as $9,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,650.
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- Where was Cowan pottery made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Cowan pottery was made in two different places. In 1912, R. Guy Cowan established his workshop on a farm in Lakewood, Ohio. He ceased production to serve in World War I. After returning from the war, he opened his new production facility in Rocky River, Ohio. The company shuttered in 1931. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Cowan pottery.