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VALENTIEN, Albert R. (American,1862-1925) for Rookwood Pottery. Monumental Fish Vase. 1882.
Lot 311

VALENTIEN, Albert R. (American,1862-1925) for Rookwood Pottery. Monumental Fish Vase. 1882.

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VALENTIEN, Albert R. (American,1862-1925) for Rookwood Pottery. Monumental Fish Vase. 1882. Initials and date in glaze. Stamped underneath. Glazed earthenware. 31 x 19" diameter, at greatest width. 11 dia. on outside lip at top. 9 1/2" inside lip. 11" diameter at base. Albert Robert Valentien was born in 1862 in Cincinnati and showed great artistic talent from an early age. By the age of 19 he was employed at the Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, and he became the head decorator there, staying for 24 years.
He created many beautiful ceramic pieces owned by such museums as the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the Museum of Decorative Arts (Copenhagen), the National Museum (Sevres), and many others. In 1900 he received the gold medal at the Paris Exposition for his work at Rookwood. His works in ceramics, as well as his paintings and still-lifes, are considered very valuable by collectors.

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Originally owned by composer Amy Beach. It passed to my great-aunt Lillian, who inherited Beach’s Cape Cod home and its contents, then to my grandmother, Emily Buxbaum, then to my father, William Buxbaum, and now to me. Family history holds that it was presented to Amy Beach in Russia following a performance there.

Amy Beach → my great-aunt Lillian → my grandmother, Emily Buxbaum → my father, William Buxbaum → me.

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