Wickliff Auctions, Carmel, Indiana

Yesterday we attended a nice auction in Carmel, Indiana at the Wickiff Auctioneers location. There were a small number of pottery items, but we had actually attended for the art glass. The weather was perfect, the staff friendly and helpful, and the provided refreshments were excellent as always. Aside from the Internet bidders, there were at least 40 people, but as usual most had come for the furniture, making this an excellent place to pick up vintage and antique art pottery and glass.

Roseville Pottery Hanging Baskets

There were three pieces of Roseville Pottery, all hanging baskets. It was quite clear that they had been used for many years as hanging baskets, and they were caked with filth and calcium deposits. They came up as a single lot, and we picked them up with no real competition. The great news was, when we got home and cleaned them up they turned out to be in pretty good shape. The Zephyr Lily pot was flawless, The Apple Blossom was crazed, but undamaged, and the Matte Green was perfect aside from some typical glaze misses.

Peters and Reed Pine cone and Daisy Moss Aztec by Frank Ferrell

While not  Roseville Pottery, these two pieces of Peters and Reed Moss Aztec showed up in the case.  Designed by Frank Ferrell, the pot shows a striking design similarity to Roseville Pine cone, which makes perfect sense since Ferrell designed both lines. Both of these pieces had minor chipping issues which is typical of this relatively fragile line. Few pieces of Moss Aztec actually survive today at all, pieces with merely minor issues are still considered quite collectible. Both of these fell into our hands with no competing bids.

We also managed to pick up most of the art glass pieces we desired, so overall we had a great day.