Ephraim Pottery LARGE Vase Arts & Crafts California Fiddlehead Ken Nekola Grueby

  

This is a big piece of Ephraim! The diameter at its widest is roughly 12, much bigger than their typical work. The top rim is 8 in diameter, it flares out from there and then tapers a bit at the foot rim. It stands roughly 6.75 tall.

This piece is by Ken Nekola. His signature is on the base under the Ephraim mark. I believe this is known as the fiddlehead pattern.

It has a beautiful matte green glaze. Very dramatic yet simple design. It very much calls to mind the early 20th century work of Grueby pottery. This piece came out of a wealthy MA estate.

The home was decorated entirely in an arts & craft's esthetic. Most of the furniture was Stickley. They had a handful of Ephraim Pottery pieces that all looked very at home on and around the Stickley furniture. This piece is in perfect condition. Its low wide design makes it very stable. I cannot find another example of this design anywhere online at all. I do wonder if it was a one off, experimental work. Ephraim Pottery, while very sought after is not rare in and of itself. This particular piece does seem to be rare though. I don't think you'll find another big one like this easily.

Thanks Note: I tried photographing the vase in a few locations to capture different lighting. I'd say that listing photos 19-22 show it's true color most accurately. It looks much nicer in person than it does in my photos. Photo 23 shows a small Nekola vase in a similar pattern. Photo 24 shows Nekola at work.