Pine Cone

The story of the Pine Cone design is a serendipitous tale of rejection and, ultimately, triumph. The pattern was designed by Frank Ferrel in the early 1900s, but variations were rejected by both Weller and Peters & Reed potteries as unworkable. A sample was also rejected by Roseville, and it languished for years until a Roseville salesman, Charles Snyder, became convinced of its marketability in 1931. The rest is history, and by some estimates, more than 150 styles were created. On backgrounds of blue, orange-brown-tan, or green, it features small ovoid cones with long pine needles on irregular-shaped branches, which may also form the handles of a given piece. In exceedingly rare instances, a pink background may be found. Sometimes unmarked, pieces bear marks that are both raised and impressed, and foil labels are also found. (A late-1940s version with a glossy finish is known as Pine Cone II or Modern.)

Pine Cone blue leaf-shaped dish or ashtray
(497), raised mark, 1 1/2″ by 4″.

$200-$250

Pine Cone blue basket
wave-shaped (408-6″) with small chip and nick to base ring, raised mark.

$175-$225

Pine Cone blue basket
(338-10″), some peppering to needles, impressed mark.

$400-$500

Pine Cone blue basket
(410-10″), raised mark.

$400-$500

Pine Cone blue hanging basket
minor scratches to tip, unmarked, 5 1/2″ by 8″.

$350-$400

Pine Cone blue bookends
in the shape of an open book, unmarked, 4 5/8″ by 5 1/4″ by 5 1/4″.

$375-$425/pair

Pine Cone blue bowl
(279-9″), impressed mark.

$250-$300

Pine Cone blue bowl
(321-9″), impressed mark.

$300-$350

Pine Cone blue bowl
(355-8″), bruise to one handle and several small chips at base, impressed mark.

$175-$225

Pine Cone blue bowl
minute bruise to body, two shallow scratches near base, “flea bite″ to one handle, unmarked, 4 1/4″ by 11 1/2″.

$250-$300

Pine Cone blue center bowl
hairline crack from rim and a few scratches, unmarked, 6″ by 16″.

$275-$325

Pine Cone blue low bowl
(261-6″) with two small branch handles, nick to each handle.

$125-$175

Pine Cone blue ovoid bowl
(429-10″), raised mark.

$325-$375

Pine Cone blue candlesticks
(1099-4 1/2″), restoration and nick to rim of one, both marked.

$125-$175/pair

Pair of Pine Cone blue cups
(960-4″), raised marks.

$500-$600/pair

Pine Cone blue double dish
with strong mold, 6 1/2″ by 13″.

$600-$700

Pine Cone blue ewer
(851-15″), restoration to hairline on one handle, glaze inconsistency on one side, impressed mark.

$700-$800

Pine Cone blue ewer
(909-10″), impressed mark, and remnant of gold foil label.

$550-$650

Pine Cone blue dish rectangular
(430-12″), repaired chip at base, raised mark.

$150-$200

Pine Cone blue jardinière and pedestal
crisp mold, minor chips and spider lines to base of jardinière, hairline to one handle, pedestal has scaling to pine needle and handle (one touched up), and two repaired chips to rim, both unmarked; jardinière: 12″ by 15″.

$3,000-$4,000

Pine Cone blue jardinière
(403-10″) and pedestal, restoration to chip at base of jardinière, glaze chip to handle, clay burst to base of pedestal, some scratches to both, overall good condition.

$2,000-$2,500

Pine Cone blue dish wave-shaped
(427-8″), with repair to tip, raised mark.

$175-$225

Pine Cone blue planter
(124) with abrasion to rim, impressed mark, 5″ tall.

$225-$275

Pine Cone blue ovoid planter
soft mold, hairline around base of one handle, 4 3/4″ by 11 1/4″.

$225-$275

Pine Cone blue rectangular planter
(380-10″), several small chips to rim and decoration, impressed mark.

$750-$850

Pine Cone blue small planter
(456-6″) with 1/2″ line, raised marks.

$100-$150

Two Pine Cone blue smoking pieces
small leaf-shaped ashtray (499) and cigarette holder (498), raised marks; 4 3/4″ diameter and 2 3/4″ tall.

$450-$550/pair

Three Pine Cone blue tumblers
(414-5″), raised mark.

$800-$900/set

Pine Cone blue umbrella stand
(777-20″) with strong mold and color, raised mark.

$2,400-$2,600

Pine Cone blue urn
(912-15″), restoration to rim chip, impressed mark.

$1,700-$1,900

Pine Cone blue urn
restoration to base, unmarked, 14 1/4″ by 8 1/2″.

$600-$700

Pine Cone blue pitcher
(1321), good mold, impressed mark, 7 1/2″ tall.

$700-$800

Pine Cone blue canoe-shaped planter
(431-15″), minute grinding fleck to base, raised mark.

$425-$475

Pine Cone blue bud vase
foil label, 7 1/2″ by 4″.

$325-$375

Pine Cone blue triple bud vase
unmarked, 8 1/2″.

$400-$500

Pair of Pine Cone blue double bud vases
(1124), crack to center of one, both have a restored rim chip, impressed marks, 4 3/4″ by 4 1/4″.

$375-$425/pair

Pine Cone blue bulbous vase
(689-6″), impressed mark.

$200-$250

Pine Cone blue bulbous vase
(709-10″), some peppering to rim, impressed mark.

$375-$425

Pine Cone blue bulbous vase
(849-10″) with buttressed base, reglued handle and peppering to rim, impressed mark.

$275-$325

Pine Cone blue cornucopia vase
very minor glaze miss at rim, faint impressed mark, 6″ by 6 1/2″.

$175-$225

Pine Cone blue cornucopia vase
(128-8″), deep crazing lines to tip, restoration to two chips at base, impressed mark.

$110-$140

Pine Cone blue corseted vase
with squat base (712-12″), restoration to small chip at rim, impressed mark.

$400-$450

Pine Cone blue vase
corseted (814-7″), impressed mark.

$450-$500

Pine Cone blue flaring vase
with basket handle (936-10″), marked.

$400-$450

Pine Cone blue flaring pillow vase
(492-12″), strong mold and color, raised mark.

$1,400-$1,600

Pine Cone blue vase
flaring, foil label on body, 11 1/2″ by 6″.

$600-$700

Pine Cone blue corseted vase
with squat base (712-12″), very strong mold and color, raised mark.

$700-$800

Pine Cone blue flaring vase
with two buttressed handles (747-10″), soft mold, impressed mark.

$400-$500

Pine Cone blue vase
with squat base, obscured impressed mark, 8 1/4″ by 6 3/4″.

$400-$500

Pine Cone blue vase
(847-9″), small nick to rim, impressed mark.

$375-$425

Pine Cone blue flaring vase
(838-6″), small flake to rim, impressed mark.

$250-$300

Pine Cone blue fan vase
(472-6″), overall peppering, raised mark.

$375-$425

Pine Cone blue pillow vase
(121-7″), impressed mark.

$275-$325

Pine Cone blue spherical vase
(746-7″), several small chips to base, some scratches, impressed mark.

$275-$325

Pine Cone blue squat vessel
(278-4″) with strong mold, impressed mark.

$300-$350

Pine Cone blue vase
(711-10″) with good mold and color, restoration to one handle, impressed mark.

$450-$550

Pine Cone blue triple wall pocket
(466), raised mark, 4 1/2″ by 9″.

$1,200-$1,500

Pine Cone brown ashtray
unmarked, 5″ wide.

$225-$275

Pine Cone brown basket
(339), restoration to chip at base, impressed mark, 11″ by 13 1/4″ by 9 3/4″.

$550-$650

Pine Cone brown hanging basket
unmarked, 5 1/2″ tall.

$250-$300

Pine Cone brown hanging basket
short and shallow horizontal line to rim, and a few minute flecks to body and hanging holes, marked “U.S.A.,″ 5 1/2″ tall.

$125-$175

Pine Cone brown bookends
impressed mark, minor flaking, 5 3/8″ by 5″ by 5″.

$450-$500/pair

Pine Cone brown center bowl
(322-12″), impressed mark.

$225-$275

Pine Cone brown ovoid bowl
unmarked, 4″ by 11″.

$175-$225

Four Pine Cone brown candlesticks
two triple (1106-5 1/2″) and two single (1123), hairlines to two, raised marks.

$550-$650/set

Pine Cone brown cider set
with pitcher (415-9″) and four tumblers (414-5″), raised marks.

$1,400-$1,500/set

Pine Cone brown ewer
(909-10″), raised mark.

$375-$425

Pine Cone brown flowerpot
(633-5″) and under plate, minute flecks to foot ring, raised mark.

$275-$325

Pine Cone brown flowerpot
(633-5″), missing under plate, very tight short line to interior rim, raised mark, 5 1/4″ by 6 1/2″.

$110-$140

Pine Cone brown bulbous pitcher
several minor nicks to pine cones, unmarked, 9 1/2″ by 8 1/2″.

$450-$550

Pine Cone brown water pitcher with ice lip
(1321), clay pimple to one pine cone, a couple of small pock marks, and restoration around base, impressed mark.

$325-$375

Pine Cone brown plate
several long cracks (possibly reglued for stabilization) and a small chip to edge, remnant of foil label to front of plate, 8 1/4″ wide.

$150-$200

Five brown Pine Cone pieces
mint spherical pitcher (1321) with ice lip, and four cups (960-4), three of which are in as-is condition (chips, crack), impressed mark; pitcher: 8″ by 8 3/4″.

$550-$650/set

Three Pine Cone brown pieces
tall footed vase, vase with squat base (842-8″), and small jardinière (632-3″), impressed marks on two; tall vase: 9 3/4″.

$750-$850/set

Two Pine Cone brown pieces
in as-is condition (chips, repairs, etc.): cornucopia vase (126-6″) and an ashtray (499), raised marks.

$90-$110/pair

Pine Cone brown spherical jardinière
(278-4″), impressed mark.

$225-$275

Pine Cone brown jardinière and pedestal
with strong mold, extensive restoration to both jardinière and pedestal, unmarked; jardinière: 11″ tall, pedestal: 18″ tall.

$600-$700

Two Pine Cone brown pieces
jardinière (632-4″) and low bowl (354-6″) with line from rim and reglued handle, both marked.

$150-$200/pair

Pine Cone brown spherical jardinière
(632-7″), impressed mark.

$400-$450

Pair of Pine Cone brown bookend planters
(459), minor firing chip to bottom ring of one, raised mark, 5 1/4″ by 5″ by 5″.

$800-$1,000/pair

Pine Cone brown planter
(124), nicks to branch and base, impressed mark, 5″ by 5 1/4″.

$175-$225

Pine Cone brown rectangular planter
(468-8″), two flecks to rim, raised mark.

$225-$275

Pine Cone brown urn
(848-10″) with very crisp mold, raised mark.

$450-$550

Pine Cone brown urn
(844-8″) with crisp mold, glaze flake inside both handles (possibly in manufacture), raised mark.

$350-$400

Pine Cone brown footed urn
(713-14″), strong mold and color, restoration to rim and base chip, impressed mark.

$550-$650

Pine Cone brown bulbous vase
(841-7″) with very strong mold, foil label to body, impressed mark.

$250-$300

Pine Cone brown triple bud vase
unmarked, 8 1/2″ by 4 1/2″.

$350-$400

Pine Cone brown bud vase
(112-7″), impressed mark.

$300-$350

Pine Cone brown flaring vase
(747-10″), very minor restoration to one “handle″ near base, impressed mark.

$225-$275

Pine Cone brown floor vase
(913-18″) with good mold and color, repair to rim and base, incised mark.

$700-$900

Pine Cone brown four-sided pillow vase
(114-8″), soft mold, small nick to one pine cone, impressed mark.

$350-$450

Pine Cone brown corseted vase
(712-12″), impressed mark.

$500-$600

Pine Cone brown ovoid vase
(806-12″), impressed mark.

$600-$700

Pine Cone brown pillow vase
(845-8″), foil label on body.

$275-$325

Pine Cone brown vase
(907-7″) with flaring rim and good mold, fleck at base, impressed mark.

$275-$325

Pine Cone brown vase
unmarked, 7″ by 6″.

$175-$225

Two Pine Cone brown pieces
small wave-shaped basket (408-6″) and cornucopia-shaped vase (126-6″), both marked.

$450-$550/pair

Pine Cone brown spherical vessel
(745-7″), flat chip to base ring (shows slightly on side), impressed mark.

$250-$300

Pine Cone brown triple wall pocket
(466), minor burst bubble to edge, raised mark, 4 1/2″ by 9″.

$450-$550

Pine Cone brown wall shelf
touch-up to tip of branch, minute fleck to rim, raised mark, 8 3/4″ tall.

$125-$175

Two Pine Cone vases
one brown (extensive restoration), one green (restoration to rim), foil labels on both, 8 1/2″ and 10 1/2″ tall.

$225-$275/pair

Five Pine Cone green pieces
pair of triple candlesticks (1106-5 1/2″) with chips to base of one, chip, fleck, and line to the other; single candlestick (451-4″) with repair to base; a bud vase (479-7″) with several chips; and planter, all marked.

$350-$400/set

Pine Cone green basket
(408-6″), raised mark, 5 1/2″ by 6 1/2″ by 3 5/8″.

$400-$450

Pine Cone green ewer
(851-15″), impressed mark.

$700-$800

Pine Cone green ewer
(416-18″), restored chip to spout, and minor firing flaw to base, raised mark.

$400-$450

Pine Cone green handled bowl
(410-10″), several repairs to cracks on handle, raised mark.

$125-$175

Pine Cone green center bowl
short tight line from rim and minor grinding chips, unmarked, 4 1/4″ by 11″.

$110-$140

Pine Cone green basket
(409-8″), raised mark.

$300-$350

Two Pine Cone green pieces
rectangular dish (430-12″) with strong mold and gravy boat (455-6″) with chip to handle, raised marks.

$225-$275/pair

Pine Cone green jardinière
(632-5″), nick to one pine cone, foil label to body and impressed mark.

$110-$140

Pine Cone green jardinière
(632-8″) with strong mold, chips to base and line from rim, foil label.

$325-$375

Pine Cone green pitcher
(457-7″) with strong mold, raised mark.

$175-$225

Pine Cone green footed planter
with scalloped rim (458F-5″), glaze scaling to handles, impressed mark.

$150-$200

Pine Cone green canoe-shaped planter
(431-15″), 1/2″ flat chip to base ring, raised mark.

$125-$175

Pine Cone green bulbous vase
(856-12″), impressed mark.

$450-$550

Pine Cone green vessel
unmarked, 5 1/8″ by 4 7/8″ by 4 1/2″.

$175-$225

Pine Cone green flaring vase
(492-12″), restoration to rim and dividing bar, marked.

$300-$350

Pine Cone green flaring vase
(747-10″) with three small flecks and chip to base ring, impressed mark.

$200-$250

Pine Cone green pillow vase
(845-8″), foil label to body and impressed mark.

$275-$325

Pine Cone green spherical vessel
(261-6″), repaired chip at rim and restored chip at base, impressed mark.

$90-$110

Pine Cone green spherical footed vessel
grinding chips to corners of foot, and reglued handle, unmarked, 7 1/2″ by 7″ $100-$150

Pine Cone green squat vessel
with strong mold, unmarked, 6 3/4″ by 4 1/4″.

$300-$350

Two Pine Cone green pieces
pillow vase (121-7″) and low bowl (354-6″), impressed marks.

$275-$325/pair

Two Pine Cone green pieces
small boat-shaped vessel (455-6″) and double vase (473-8″), raised marks.

$350-$400/pair

Two Pine Cone green pieces
rare cylindrical vase with flaring rim (short tight line to one leaf), and triple bud vase, unmarked, 8 1/4″ tall each.

$300-$350/pair

Two Pine Cone green vases
(one is 839-6″), small chip to one pine cone on larger, one marked; second vase 9 1/4″ by 4 3/4″.

$325-$375/pair

Pine Cone Modern planter or window box
(468-8″), raised mark.

$400-$500

Pine Cone Modern planter
(472-8″), raised mark.

$400-$500

Two Pine Cone Modern pieces
basket (408-6″), raised mark, $350-$450; and candleholder (451-4″), raised mark.

$350-$400

Pine Cone Modern double serving tray
(462), unmarked, 6″ by 13 1/4″.

$350-$450