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Pottery Tree Stand with Christmas/Santa decor | Christmas155 of 434 |  |  |
Posted 6 months ago
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Have no idea! Picked it up at an estate sale. Approximately 30#, pottery with glaze, some crazing. Anyone have any ideas? Link for Dogpaw was deleted but came up under Google search. Link:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/51884-antique-christmas-tree-stand-marble-or
Last two photos are from Dogpaw's listing on Collectors Weekly
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Wow, can't be too many of those still around. You could've ruled out RW by the clay color alone - I'm pretty sure that's Ohio clay. My two best guesses would be Roseville or Weller, but I've never seen anything in any of the books like that.
can't find the "similar" one you're referring to, could you provide a link?
Yes the old posting from Dogpaw was at
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/51884-antique-christmas-tree-stand-marble-or