Abingdon Art
Abingdon Art
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 Abingdon Pottery Pink Tray Planter Dish 545 Great Con  US $12.99
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 Abingdon Art Pottery Matte Pink 476 Flower Box Planter US $30.00
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 Vintage Art Deco Pottery Abingdon Signed White Two Handled Vase Urn Large 10 US $59.39
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 ABINGDON POTTERY YELLOW FLORAL GOLD ART BOWL W STICKS US $56.25
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 CONSOLE BOWL ART POTTERY WITH GOLD HANDLES US $34.95
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 ABINGDON POTTERY 532 YELLOW FLORAL GOLD ART BOWL US $33.75
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 ABINGDON ART PLANTER VASE No 532 USA SKY BLUE FLAWLESS US $59.00
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 ANTIQUE POTTERY VASE LARGE ABINGDON URN HANDLES 10HT US $45.00
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 Vintage Abingdon Pottery USA Art Deco Shell Dish Platter 1935 US $30.00
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY CAMEO PINK SHIP VASE 494 ROPE EDGE 7H US $47.50
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 Vintage Modern Abingdon USA Window Planter Ballerina Pink Art Pottery Vase Long US $24.99
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY WHITE PLANTER Fan BOW Ribbon USA Flower SHABBY CHIC US $24.99
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY PLANTER CONSOLE BOWL US $25.00
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 Abingdon Art Pottery Blue Double Candle Holder Vintage US $7.99
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY WINDOW PLANTER SCROLL END US $34.50
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 Antique American Art Pottery Types Makers Marks In Depth Reference Book US $39.95
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 ABINGDON ART POTTERY Lovely VINTAGE 452 LARGE PINK OVAL BOWL US $65.00
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 Vintage 1940s Custard Abingdon Art Pottery Sailing Ship Vase US $24.69
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 ABINGDON ART POTTERY MID CENTURY SHALLOW PINK FLOWER PLANTER DISH US $34.99
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON AMERICAN ART POTTERY CORNUCOPIA VASE US $12.99
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 Abingdon Pottery USA Double Candle Candlestick Holder Blue w Gold Gild Vintage US $13.99
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 ABINGDON ART POTTERY 1950S BONSAI BOWL DISH PLANTER US $24.99
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 HALL ABINGDON ART POTTERY CONSOLE BOWL US $16.99
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 Vintage ABINGDON FLOWER VASE ROSE ART DECO POTTERY lrg US $69.99
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 ABINGDON PAIR OF HAND PAINTED VASES SIGNED FLORAL US $399.99
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 ANTIQUE ABINGDON BLUE POTTERY OVAL SHELL CANDLESTICKS PAIR UNIQUE LK US $40.00
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 Abingdon Pottery Ivory Gold Handled Urn Vase US $49.99
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 Vintage Abingdon White Console Set 17 Oval Center Bowl 2 Double Candlesticks US $99.99
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 ABINGDON ART POTTERY 1950S BONSAI BOWL DISH PLANTER US $34.99
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 American Art Pottery Makers Types Marks 480 Photos In Depth Book Values US $42.95
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 ABINGDON ART POTTERY PINK BOW TIE AND FAN PLANTER US $24.99
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 ABINGDON 101 ART DECO STYLE 95 DUAL HANDLED TAN VASE US $45.00
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 CUMBOW LUSTRE WARE COPPER 5 PITCHER US $16.99
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 Beautiful Abingdon Pottery Vase 10 1 4 Inches Tall US $19.99
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 LOVELY ABINGDON ART POTTERY PLANTER WITH SCROLL ENDS US $29.99
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 ART DECO ABINGDON DUSTY ROSE ART POTTERY DOUBLE CANDELSTICK US $13.48
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 Vintage Abingdon Art Deco Blue Shell Dish US $18.50
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 LARGE VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY URN DECORATED BIRDS FLOWERS C1940S MATTE US $35.00
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 Vintage Abingdon Deco Vase White with Leafy Design US $44.99
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 American Art Pottery 156 Blue Double Handled Vase US $45.00
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 Abingdon Art Pottery Double Cornucopia Flower Vase EXC US $19.99
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON ART POTTERY BLUE DOUBLE HANDLED VASE 516 STANDS 7 HIGH US $24.99
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 Vintage Abingdon Double Cornucopia Vase Bluish Gray NM M Very Nice US $19.85
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 Abingdon Art Pottery 10 Blue Console Bowl US $18.00
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 Abingdon Double Cornucopia Green Vase Planter USA US $49.99
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 VINTAGE ABINGDON POTTERY BOWL DECORATIVE SCALLOPED EDGE US $15.00
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 ABINGDON USA ART POTTERY DUSTY ROSE COLOR PLANTER US $59.99
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 art deco blue Abingdon ship pottery vase c1940 US $45.00
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 Beautiful Abingdon Pottery Yellow Decorative Art Vase 512 • Estate Item US $15.50
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 Set of abingdon candle holder art deco pottery US $85.00
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 Abingdon pottery art deco trophy vase c1940 US $45.00
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 Abingdon USA Art Pottery 1950s Light Blue Star Planter Vase EXCELLENT US $9.99
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 Abingdon USA Art Pottery 1950s Light Blue Star Planter Vase EXCELLENT US $9.99
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 Vintage Antique Abingdon Pottery Pink 7 Vase 512 US $25.00
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 Superb Deco Design Vintage Signed Abingdon Pottery 2 Handled 10 Blue 116 Vase US $29.69
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 Vintage Abingdon art pottery two tone 520 handeled vase excellent condition US $9.99
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 Vintage ABINGDON Art POTTERY Cookie Jar LITTLE MISS MUFFET Collectible MINT US $126.80
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 Vintage 1940s ABINGDON Art POTTERY Rectangular CONSOLE TRAY 545 US $12.99
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 Abingdon Ivory White Art Deco Doble Handled vase c1940 US $9.99
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 2 ABINGDON Art Pottery Double Candle Holders Gold Cream USA Holder Pair N R US $9.99
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 RETRO PINK STAMPED ABINGDON VASE ORIGINAL LABEL US $35.00
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 Abingdon Art Pottery Pink Double Cornucopia Vase US $9.99
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 Vintage Abingdon Art Deco Blue Vase 512 US $19.99
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 ABINGDON Art Pottery Oval Console Bowl Planter Green Scallop US $14.99
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 Vintage 1950s Abingdon Pottery White Double Taper Candle Holders Sticks Pair 2 US $18.99
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 Vintage 1940s Abingdon Pottery YELLOW Sea SHELL CANDLE Taper Holder Stick USA US $14.99
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 2 Vintage Abingdon Art Pottery Planters Flower Pots Vases US $30.00
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 ABINGDON ART POTTERY BLUE VASE 513 USA 85 TALL NO CHIPS OR CRACKS US $24.50
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 abingdon pottery vase Art Deco baby blue 10 marked US $29.95
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 10 1 2 White Abingdon Vase Art Deco Style 514 US $49.99
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 Large Abingdon Art Pottery heavy gold trim Double Handled Vase Pink Roses NICE US $14.99
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 Vintage CHIC Periwinkle Robins Egg Blue ABINGDON Art Deco Shabby Pottery Vase US $7.99
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 Abingdon Pottery Art Deco Vase With Double Bird Design In Relief Marked US $55.00
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 Genuine SCHEIER pottery vase with Mustard Glaze Edwin and Mary NH ceramics US $10.49
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Abingdon Pottery
Abingdon Pottery as artware was produced for only 17 years from 1934 through 1950. Art pottery was produced by The Abingdon Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Abingdon, Illinois, as a way of supplementing lagging production of its main line of products - plumbing fixtures - during The Great Depression.
The artware ceased being produced once production had again ramped up for plumbing fixtures in the post- World War II housing boom. At that time, the company, re-named in 1945 to Abingdon Potteries, Inc. and still located in the town of Abingdon in rural Illinois, was sold to Briggs Manufacturing in 1951.
The original company dates to 1908. With the rise of indoor plumbing, Abingdon pioneered some of the first colored fixtures and self-ventilating toilets in the 1920's. The company was led much of the time by president Raymond E. Bidwell. The Chicago World's Fair chose Abingdon fixtures exclusively for its facilities in 1933.
It was in that time frame that the company decided to explore the design and manufacture of art pottery. Designer Frances Moody, engineer Leslie Moody, and designer Eric Herslet are credited for making this new product line a success.
Another company president, John M. Lewis, held that the products should exhibit an appeal based solely upon their looks and functionality - not based upon the fame or reputation of any designer. He also saw to it that production of any particular design was limited in number, thus adding to collector value later on. A surprisingly large number of Abingdon pottery designs are original, and not direct copies of others.
Abingdon art pottery featured art deco and some classical design. The glazed colors of pink, blue, green, and grey were commonplace on such items as vases, bowls, ash trays, cookie jars, pitchers, urns, book ends, and even chess pieces.
Most were marked "ABINGDON USA" in ink on the bottoms. In addition, they usually had mold numbers stamped into the surfaces. Edges around the bottoms were often ground, and some surviving pieces still exhibit their original foil stickers from the manufacturer. Genuine Abingdon pottery is almost as translucent as hard-paste porcelain (although it is decidedly not porcelain), and light-weight.
The same durability as was known for its plumbing ceramics was present in the company's art ceramics. Georgia clay, South Dakota feldspar, and Illinois silica, were glazed with nearly 200 varieties and colors. Most valuable were the multi-colored pieces and those that featured hand painting (begun in the 1940's). Certain pieces of the "Fire Red" color, which is more orange in color than red, are also deemed valuable.
It is the density and durability that sets Abingdon pottery apart from subsequent creations by Japanese and other sources. The fine quality of the heavy and dense vitreous clay resists hairline cracks and breakage. Abingdon glazes, however, were sometimes prone to crazing.
In all, over 6 million art pottery pieces were created. First sold in gift shops, Abingdon pottery was eventually marketed in fine department stores of the era, such as Gimbals, Marshall Field, and Wanamaker's. Today, Abingdon pottery is highly collectible and also found in a number of museums in the Midwest.
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