{"product_id":"antique-rare-1901-vance-faience-co-wheeling-pottery-art-nouveau-majolica-iris-vase","title":"RARE Antique Vance Faience Co. \u0026 Wheeling Pottery |⋆˙⟡| Art Nouveau, Majolica Iris Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful antique \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Nouveau majolica iris vase dating to circa 1902-1903\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, attributed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVance Faience Co. and Wheeling Pottery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The vase features a dramatic sculptural iris form with dimensional flowers and buds, sweeping green leaves, a soft blue background, and hand-painted gilt detailing. 🌷💐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This specific vase features a highly coveted, dual-factory \"overstamp\" mark on the base that captures the exact months of a historic corporate merger. The physical body was cast from the original independent Vance Faience Co. plaster mold (operating in Tiltonsville, Ohio from 1900–1902), leaving a deeply incised \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"O3Xzwd_1p\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\"VANCE F. CO. No. 134\"\u003c\/strong\u003e mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Wheeling Pottery absorbed the company in late 1902, factory workers utilized these premium legacy molds but stamped them with their own underglaze blue \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"O3Xzwd_1q\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\"THE WHEELING POTTERY CO.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e corporate ink mark prior to firing. Finding an intact example showing both competing factory marks seamlessly layered on top of each other is an absolute collector’s dream and a documented anomaly in Ohio River Valley ceramic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Antique item in excellent pristine condition. No chips, cracks, or repairs noted. Please review all pictures carefully, this would make an excellent addition to a collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calico Collections ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52471461609703,"sku":"CC-099","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/9999\/5111\/files\/1DA6F8E0-9843-41B3-87F1-86C0F9B72CB3.jpg?v=1786573614","url":"https:\/\/calicocollections.com\/products\/antique-rare-1901-vance-faience-co-wheeling-pottery-art-nouveau-majolica-iris-vase","provider":"Calico Collections ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}