Spherical vase with folded rim, rare matte raspberry and emerald mottled glaze, 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR Biloxi, Miss., 6" × 6" $13,750
GEORGE OHR, THE eccentric potter of Biloxi, Mississippi, worked from about 1883 to 1906. Some think him to be one of the most expert throwers the craft will ever see. The majority of his works were hand-thrown, exceedingly thin-walled items, some of which have a crushed or folded appearance. He considered himself the foremost potter in the world and declined to sell much of his production, instead accumulating a great horde to leave as a legacy to his children. In 1972 this collection was purchased for resale by an antiques dealer.
Spherical vase with folded rim, rare matte raspberry and emerald mottled glaze, 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR Biloxi, Miss., 6" × 6" $13,750
Vase incised with Masonic temple and “E.E. Pattison, COAL, Chicago, S98,” 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss., 4-1⁄4" × 3-1⁄4". $7,500
Vase, thin-walled construction, “tortured” form, pumpkin colored high glaze, impressed on base Geo. E. Ohr, Biloxi, Miss., excellent original condition, 3-1⁄8" h. $1,600
Large teapot with ear-shaped handle and snake spout, teal and brown sponged-on glaze, 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss., 6-1⁄2" × 9". $10,000
Barrel-shaped vase of scroddled clay with amber and cobalt glaze, 1880s-1900s, hand-incised OHR, Biloxi, 5-1⁄4" × 4" $1,250
Curled bisque bank, 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss., 3-3⁄4" × 3-1⁄4". $1,375
Novelty spittoon inkwell, unusual green, oxblood, and amber glaze, 1892-1894, stamped GEO. E. OHR BILOXI, 1-1⁄2" × 3-1⁄2". $813
Large bulbous vase, green, raspberry, cobalt, and yellow sponged-on glaze, 1897-1900, stamped G.E.OHR Biloxi, Miss., 7" × 4" $3,250
Cabinet vase with in-body twist, gunmetal glaze, circa 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR Biloxi Miss, 4-1⁄4" × 2-1⁄2". $3,375
White bisque vessel, 1898-1910, script signature, 3-1⁄2" × 4-1⁄2". $875
“Burnt Baby” inkwell with snake, 1892-1894, unmarked, 3" × 2-3⁄4". $1,875
Bisque-fired vessel of scroddled clay, pinched, 1898-1910, script signature, 3-3⁄4" × 5-1⁄2". $2,750
Large unusual figural bisque bank, 1895-1896, stamped GEO. E. OHR BILOXI MISS., 5-1⁄2" × 3-1⁄2". $2,000
Bottle-shaped vase with curled handles and incised with leafy sprig, brown and gunmetal glaze, 1897-1900, stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss., 5" × 4". $7,500
Large bisque-fired vessel, in-body twist, folded rim, 1898-1910, script signature, 4-1⁄2" × 6-1⁄2". $3,250
Bisque-fired vase, pinched and lobed, 1898-1910, script signature, 5" × 6". $3,750