CINCINNATI, OHIO – A 17-inch-high vase by Carl Schmidt for Rookwood Pottery sold for $62,500 at Treadway Gallery’s May 16 sale. The 1911 “Iris” vase featured an image of that flower in a celadon-white bloom, designed by Alfred Laurens Brennan. It had provenance to Sam and Faydelle Schott, Dr Ed Berger and M.A. Alexander. The firm called it “Uncrazed and incredibly clean. A large and beautiful example of Rookwood by one of the best artists that worked at Rookwood.”

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