Art PotteryCollection of eight pottery vases, Weller (1872-1948) and Peters & Reed (1901-1957), Zanesville, Ohio, early 20th centuryIn various glazes
Four marked "Weller"; four by Peters & Reed, one marked.
H: 12 in. (tallest)PROVENANCE:Private Collection, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

tallest Weller vase in cream and blue drip glaze: with overall fine crazing, some soiling to interior, no chips, cracks, or damage noted; Weller faceted vase in blue/gray swirl glaze: with some fine crazing overall, no chips, cracks, or repairs noted, interior faintly soiled, one or two short faint scratches to body, one glaze fleabite to raised body at shoulder; Weller shoulder vase in pink and cream swirl glaze: some fine crazing lines overall, factory clay body split/imperfection to lip (partially under glaze); interior with small accumulation of clay in the making; Weller tapering ovoid vase in raspberry pale green swirl: with impressed and incised marking, very fine crazing throughout, some moderate soiling to interior, no chips, cracks, or repairs noted; Peters & Reed yellow and blue splash on red clay ovoid vase: apparently unmarked, fine crazing throughout, the rim with some areas of restoration, scuffs, and short scratches to body; Peters & Reed ovoid shouldered vase in black/yellow splash over speckled blue body: apparently unmarked, some overall crazing, a few scuffs/short scratches to shoulder, one or two glaze fleabites to body, no chips, cracks, or repairs; Peters & Reed ovoid tapering vase in blue/green and brown drip over buff body: fine crazing throughout, a few short and shallow scratches, no breaks, chips, or repairs; Peters & Reed ovoid vase in mottled brown/blue over lighter brown glaze: with impressed Zanesville Pottery Co. mark, fine crazing throughout, small glaze fleck to lower edge of lip, possibly in production, some moderate scuffs/scratches to body