Roma Lotus Butressed Vase

Here is a beautiful triple buttress Lotus vase, an early piece of Weller Ware’s “Roma” line.

This Weller Roma vase has an impressive presence. The vase has organic buttresses and stylized flowers that are hallmarks of the Arts and Crafts movement. With the tripod base and the softly tinted lotus flowers, it features an ivory matte glaze background with soft hints of pale oranges and greens.

This vase is a very attractive and dramatic example of early 20th century vintage art pottery. The Roma line was developed by Rudolph Lorber about 1914. There are very few of these out there.

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Western Stoneware Monmouth Pottery / Stylized Lotus Bowl / Burntwood Egyptian Line

Western Stoneware and Monmouth Pottery are interconnected in their history.  At one point along the way, their art pottery included a line of vessels inspired by ancient Egyptian pottery.  This stylized Lotus Bowl is an example from that line.

Sometimes called the Burntwood Egyptian Line, pieces from this collection were unglazed on the exterior and sported a glossy brown glazed Interior.

Western Stoneware or Monmouth Pottery researchers say was produced in the mid to late 1920s, when Wallace J. Ralston was the company’s sales manager.  This cream and brown bowl features a finish that is unglazed on the exterior, with an incised Lotus flower design, bearing a dark brown to black color in the incised areas.  The remaining exterior of the vessel, while unglazed, has an antiqued or burned look. The rim has a band effect created with long “dash” lines alternating with “hourglass” figures.  The base has a continuous band of stylized curving leaves.  All in all, a very handsome design.  In contrast, the interior of the bowl is finished in a plain brown glossy glaze.

Following the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, there was quite a craze for this “Egyptian style” of pottery.  It would look at home in Mission or Prairie or Bungalow homes, among Stickley, Roycroft and Limbert furniture. 

Western Stoneware Company was one of several companies making art pottery that was essentially unglazed on the exterior and decorated with themes, such as lotus flowers, Ra the Sun god style wings, stylized flowers and leaves, spider webs, papyrus, acorns, cows (!) and various other motifs. 

This Western Stoneware, Monmouth, Illinois bulb bowl in their “burnt wood effect” finish is similar to other companies’ lines such as Weller’s “Claywood” and Redwing’s Brushed ware.

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