Archive For The “Anna Pottery” Category

The Arkansas Traveler: Important New Information about the Stoneware Log Cabin Scene in our 10/29/2011 Auction

By Crocker Farm | October 24, 2011

The stoneware version of The Arkansas Traveler, probably by the Kirkpatrick Brothers of Anna Pottery in Anna, Illinois.

We just wanted to share some important new information about Lot 23 in Saturday’s auction, the stoneware log cabin scene attributed to Anna Pottery. An expert on this subject emailed us yesterday to draw our attention to “The Arkansas Traveler,” an important painting and song uponwhich Lot 23 was based. “The Arkansas Traveler” was painted [...]

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The Anna Pottery School: Texas Stoneware Snake Jug by John L. Stone

By Brandt Zipp | January 23, 2010

Texas stoneware temperance snake jug by John L. Stone

The Texas stoneware snake jug we will be selling on January 30 was one of the highlights of Kelly Young’s prominent collection of antique American utilitarian ceramics. We featured a picture of Mr. Young holding the jug on the title page of our current catalog (see below). The jug is also one of the most [...]

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Anna Pottery in Antique Week

By Mark Zipp | May 4, 2009

Sold in our July 2004 auction, this exceptional Anna Pottery pig bottle realized $23,100--a world auction record for the form.

Growing up, I remember reading about Anna pottery in antiques books and was always fascinated by the stuff. A large snake jug I saw in an art magazine particularly made an impression on me. The jug was made of blue-decorated stoneware, something my family had been selling at antique shows for years, and yet the [...]

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