Cosmos
Introduced in 1939, Cosmos features clusters of large blossoms on a contrasting irregular band, set against a textured background of blue, brown, or green. There is a mix of raised and impressed marks, or foil labels.
Cosmos blue spherical basket
(357-10″) with two chips to petals and chip to handle, raised mark.
$175-$225
Cosmos blue flowerpot with under plate
(650-5″), soft mold, raised mark.
$175-$225
Three Cosmos bulbous planters
green and brown (649-3″), and blue (649-4″), raised marks.
$250-$300/set
Two Cosmos blue pieces
double bud vase (133-4 1/2″) with some grinding chips to base, and rectangular planter (381-9″) with good mold, raised marks.
$300-$350/pair
Cosmos blue double wall pocket
(1266-6″), silver foil label.
$500-$600
Cosmos blue floor vase
with scalloped, flaring rim (958-18″), very good mold and color, minute fleck to rim, possibly in firing, raised mark.
$650-$750
Cosmos blue two-handled vase
(948-7″), impressed mark.
$175-$225
Two Cosmos footed urns
(135-8″): one blue (with foil label) and one brown, one has restoration to cracked foot and fleck to petal, raised marks.
$200-$250/pair
Two Cosmos ewers
(957-15″), one brown with some minor flakes to high points and one green with reglued spout and flakes to high points, impressed marks.
$400-$450/pair
Cosmos brown ewer
(955-10″), impressed mark.
$300-$350
Cosmos brown footed basket planter
(357-10″), raised mark.
$200-$250
Cosmos brown urn
(956-12″), restoration to rim chip, raised mark.
$225-$275
Cosmos green basket
(358-12″) with restoration to crack at rim, raised mark.
$110-$140
Cosmos green footed basket planter
(358-12″), soft mold, raised mark.
$400-$450
Two Cosmos green pieces
flaring vase (947-6″) and squat vessel (375-4″) with several small nicks to decoration and base, raised marks.
$175-$225/pair
Cosmos green vase
with buttressed base, unmarked, 18 1/2″ by 8 1/2″ by 9 1/4″.
$1,000-$1,200