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Fulper Pottery Furniture

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Best known for its stylish Vasekraft line, Fulper Pottery was a major producer of American art pottery, which grew out of the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States.

Like the Rookwood, Roseville and Van Briggle potteries, the Flemington, New Jersey–based Fulper flourished from the 1870s through the 1920s. During that period, U.S. consumers favored the fluid forms and cool color palette of Art Nouveau ceramics, as well as the practicality of the Craftsman style.

Unlike studio ceramics, in which each piece is hand thrown on a potter’s wheel, most art pottery — including vintage Fulper vases, bowls and other creations — was made using molds, yielding identical forms that were glazed in distinctive patterns like the butterscotch and cat’s-eye combination displayed in this 1915 example.

The company that became Fulper Pottery was founded in 1841. Initially a manufacturer of utilitarian ceramics ranging from crockery to drain pipes, it was bought in 1960 by Abram Fulper, who changed its name from Samuel Hill Pottery and retooled it to make more refined ceramics using the region’s red clay.

Incorporated as Fulper Pottery Co. in 1899 under the leadership of Abram’s two sons, it produced attractive utilitarian householdware such as its line of fireproof cookware and its Germ-Proof Filter, a sort of early water cooler used in public places.

The firm made its first forays into art pottery with a line of glazed vessels created by its master potter, John Kunsman, pieces from which were shown at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and won an honorable mention. At that time, a series of World’s Fairs and museum shows were fueling a fascination among the public with East Asian art and design. In response, the American art pottery community began producing wares with glazes that recalled the brilliant colors and shimmering surfaces of Chinese ceramics. Fulper’s entry was its Vasekraft line, which launched in 1909.

Unfortunately, the original glazes employed were not entirely successful and, even more importantly, were expensive to produce.

In the 1910s, Fulper’s new ceramic engineer, Martin Stangl, revamped the Vasekraft line with glazes less like the Chinese and more akin to those of Roseville and Rookwood pottery, with more uniform coloration and matte surfaces. His designs ranged from bookends to candle holders, desk accessories, and lamps, all of which remained popular into the 1920s.

Following World War I, Fulper introduced new lines, such as Fulper Pottery Artware and Fulper Porcelaines, which were marketed specifically to women and featured delicate items for a fashionable dressing table, as well as a solid-color Fulper Fayence. After William Fulper’s death, in 1928, Stangl was named president, and in 1935 the Stangl Pottery line became the company’s only product. In 1978, Fulper was purchased by Pfaltzgraff.

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Creator: Fulper Pottery
Fulper Pottery, Rare Vasekraft Table Lamp
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Fulper Drip Glazed Arts & Crafts Ring Handled Vase
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Fulper Drip Glazed Arts & Crafts Ring-Handled Vase USA, 1917–1934, Shape #574 An exquisite Fulper Drip Glazed Arts & Crafts Ring Handled Vase, crafted in the USA between 1917 and 1934. This fine example of American Arts and Crafts pottery...
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Fulper Pottery Signed Mirror Black Glazed Two Handle Vase , Early 1900s
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A gorgeously glazed, classically designed two handle Fulper Pottery vase featuring a mirror black/dark charcoal glaze that radiates in the light. Signed on the base with Fulper lo...
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Fulper Ceramic Lamp
By Fulper Pottery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sculptural table lamp by Fulper pottery consisting of two ring handles. Lamp has been updated by adding a marble base and black hardware. Beautiful purple and green run glaze through...
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"Art Deco Bowl w/ Medieval Shields", Rare Bowl w/ Flambe Glazes, Brown and Green
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Fulper Pottery Furniture

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Fulper Pottery furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Fulper pottery furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of pottery and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Fulper Pottery furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Fulper Pottery were created in the Art Deco style in north america during the 1920s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Van Briggle, Weller Pottery, and Loet Vanderveen. Prices for Fulper Pottery furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $450 and can go as high as $2,818, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $725.

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