David Gil Bennington Vermont #1290 blue cat Here is a whimsical modern stoneware piece from the late David Gil at Bennington Potters in Vermont. started by David Gil in 1948. It is from the the pre-1960 time period when Gil used a transition mark which included both the words Design Cooperative and Bennington Vermont. I recently learned that when Gil decided to mark his works with shape numbers, he started with the number 1300. However, if an earlier design was to remain in production, they marked it with a number starting with 1290. This explains the numbering and mark on the transition piece.

They are among the few American studio potteries that turned into production potteries in the midcentury. It evolved into a co-operative of different art potters. After 1960, they made their bread and butter by making gorgeous modern styled dinnerware that was distributed throughout the US and sold in fine department stores.

This #1290 4 1/2 inch wide piece features a blue nosed cat with horizontal strpres in a highly abstract style. The rim of the piece is rolled and glazed. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Cooperative Design, Vermont, David Gil  

Scatchard early studio large hanging planter This Georges Scatchard early 5 inch tall x 7 3/4" wide hanging planter is a good example of the work that Scatchard was doing in the 1970s and early 1980s before he decided to concentrate primarily on lamps. The rim has three holes for hanging. Ah, remember macramé!! There are another three drainage holes in the bottom of the planter which would carry excess water to the attached underplate. The inside rings clearly on this hand thrown piece as well as the body of the stoneware itself and where the drip glaze was place. You can see all the ridges of the hand thrown object. The outside of the goblet is done in tans and beiges and one can see both inclusions and the horizontal rings from the throwing. The overglaze on this piece is done in shades of blues and greens and has an abstract design. The plnater is signed on the unglazed bottom G. SCATCHARD. A beautiful early piece.

Currently located in Underhill, Vermont, Georges Scatchard started from a converted horsebarn with his brother Ted in 1960. An article about the two Scatchard brothers and their ceramics was published in the 1967 Spring issue of Vermont Life on pages 38-42. According to the article, he was the only New Englander to receive a merit award for three items (all pottery) entered in the 1965-1966 New England Craft Council's exhibition for new and emerging craftsmen.

His current website, gslamps.com, shows his current production and gives a brief history of his work.
Manufacturer: Georges Scatchard, Vermont  

Bennington Potters #1310 tricolor trigger mug David Gil, trained at Alfred University and profiled in the Winter 1961 issue of Vermont Life, started Bennington Potters in 1948 in Bennington, VT right after WWII. It evolved into a co-operative of different art potters. They are among the few American studio potteries that turned into production potteries in the midcentury. They made their bread and butter by making gorgeous modern styled dinnerware that was distributed throughout the US and sold in fine department stores.

His early work carried his full name and the name Cooperative Design when he and other Alfred graduates designed work as a cooperative. This early mark is believed to have been in use until 1960.

Produced by the David Gil led studio at Bennington Potters, this the double trigger handle mug is a classic design of David Gil that he created in 1953.

This coffee mug stands 4" H, 3 1/4" D (4 1/2" wide including handle). Colors are white, granite blue, teal green with foam drip trigger handles in all three colors. Marked, Bennington Potters, Bennington VT 1340 dg. It is in excellent condition and blends well with other Mid-century dinnerware lines. It looks great in my Haywood-Wakefield buffer server. It would look great in yours too.

Add it today to your Bennington Potters, Vermont Art Pottery, Mid-Century pottery or American Art Pottery collection today. A great piece of 20th century American Studio Art pottery from a pre-eminent Mid Century designer.


Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Vermont, David Gil  

Bennington Potters #1310 tricolor trigger mug David Gil, trained at Alfred University and profiled in the Winter 1961 issue of Vermont Life, started Bennington Potters in 1948 in Bennington, VT right after WWII. It evolved into a co-operative of different art potters. They are among the few American studio potteries that turned into production potteries in the midcentury. They made their bread and butter by making gorgeous modern styled dinnerware that was distributed throughout the US and sold in fine department stores.

His early work carried his full name and the name Cooperative Design when he and other Alfred graduates designed work as a cooperative. This early mark is believed to have been in use until 1960.

Produced by the David Gil led studio at Bennington Potters, this the double trigger handle mug is a classic design of David Gil that he created in 1953.

This coffee mug stands 4" H, 3 1/4" D (4 1/2" wide including handle). Colors are white, granite blue, teal green with foam drip trigger handles in all three colors. Marked, Bennington Potters, Bennington VT 1340 dg. It is in excellent condition and blends well with other Mid-century dinnerware lines. It looks great in my Haywood-Wakefield buffer server. It would look great in yours too.

Add it today to your Bennington Potters, Vermont Art Pottery, Mid-Century pottery or American Art Pottery collection today. A great piece of 20th century American Studio Art pottery from a pre-eminent Mid Century designer.


Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Vermont, David Gil  

Marcy Mayforth circa 1990 pink tulip vase Done by Lincoln Vermont potter Marcy Mayforth, this circa 1988-1990 pink tulip vase is glazed in a white inside. The design is done in the sgraffito technique, then fill in as in an enamel piece. There are three pink and blue tulips blossoms on the piece, which is signed Mayforth on the bottom with her initials MM. It is in excellent shape. Add it to your Vermont Art Pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Marcy Mayforth, Vermont  

Gil early Bennington Potters 1638 tall vase This vase stands 7 inches tall at its tallest point and is shaped as a vase or possibly a very tall creamer as its twin spout design matches shorter creamers designed by Yusuke Aida.

Bennington by Gil started in 1948 . They are among the few American studio potteries that turned into production potteries in the midcentury. It evolved into a co-operative of different art potters. They made their bread and butter by making gorgeous modern styled dinnerware that was distributed throughout the US and sold in fine department stores but this is an earlier more studio inspired piece.

David Gil, trained at Alfred University and profiled in the Winter 1961 issue of Vermont Life, started Bennington Potters in 1948 in Bennington, VT right after WWII.

This piece was one of the designs of Yusuke Aida who worked with Gil from 1961-1974 and was responsible for the designs in the "Classic Bennington" line and whose pieces all fall within the 1620-1688 shape number range. This piece has the shape number 1638. There is an even taller version of this form, 1637, I believe, that’s about 9 inches tall! The glaze on it is darker than the later standard teal glaze. This shade has more black in it. It is in excellent shape.

Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Vermont, David Gil  

Patrick Kennedy Newark Vermont covered jar Standing 4 1/4 inches tall x 3 1/2 inches wide, this Vermont contemporary deepy incised decorated covered jar was made by Patrick Kennedy of Newark Vermont as his label on the bottom clearly states. He also has a stamped symbol which I can see now is a conjoined P and K to form his stamp.

This is a covered jar glazed on the inside but left rough on the outside. The deep chocolate brown layer can be seen through the cameo cuttings on the outside layer. Very interesting. I could find little on the artist. If you have any information, please pass it along.

Add it to your Vermont Art Pottery or Contemporary Pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Patrick Kennedy, Newark Vermont  

Bennington Potters #1248A fish shaped dish This fish shaped footed dish is 5 inches long and 3 inches wide at its widest point. It was designed by David Gil founder of Bennington Potters. It is marked 1248A. It is the smaller version of the rarely seen 8 inch long 1248B fish dish. Both are glazed with the same color and painted with the same colors.

The fish has a black outlined eye and pumpkin orange midline. It has turquoise stripes with a black tail marking. It also has holes in each of the three feet so that you can thread a wire through and hand it either vertically or on an angle. It is a great example of Gil's playful early work. Excellent condition. Add it to your American Art Pottery or Bennington Pottters or David Gil collection today.

Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Vermont, David Gil  

David Gil Bennington Abstract Bull Raymor Here is a whimsical modern stoneware piece from David Gil at Bennington Potters in Vermont, which dates pre-1960 as that is the year they starting marking their pieces with shape numbers. This size plate would later carry the number 1280. . It is the same shape as pieces I own which carry the original Raymor line label. This 6 1/4 inch round x 3/4 inch deep plate with rough unglazed bottom has glazed sides at the rim, signed with incised signature 'David Gil' and 'bennington'. The piece features a very stylized and abstract bull done in shades of pumpkin orange, turquoise and black on a glossy white glaze. .A great fun and funky piece in excellent condition.

David Gil's work in Bennington Vermont started in 1948. It evolved into a co-operative of different art potters and used the mark Design Cooperative until around 1960. They are among the few American studio potteries that turned into production potteries in the midcentury.
Manufacturer: David Gil, Cooperative Design, Bennington Potters Vermont  

Marcy Mayforth 1992 blue hanging heart vase Done by Lincoln Vermont potter Marcy Mayforth, this circa 192 blue hanging heart vase is glazed in a periwinkle blue inside. The body of this vase is a little different from others I have carried. It seem to be more of an earthenware look to it, not as white as most of her backgrounds. The design is done in the sgraffito technique, then filled in as in an enamel piece. There are three hanging hearts on the piece each in two shades of blue with a celadon green band which connects them. It is signed Mayforth on the bottom with her last name and the dates '92. It is in excellent shape. Add it to your Vermont Art Pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Marcy Mayforth, Lincoln, Vermont  

Ballard #5 square yellow ashtray Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this #5 6 1/2 inch square ashtray in a standard yellow glaze is an earlier example of a standard Ballard shape. Heavier in weight than later examples, it is signed with an incised signature S Ballard Vermont 5. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Burlington Vermont  

Ballard #71 small square ribbed vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this is one of Ballard's smallest vases, the number 71 shape. It stands 2 1/4 inches tall and is 2 3/8 inches square at the top. It features three ribs on two of its sides. It matches the early console bowl which also had three ribs on it.

The glaze on this small piece is a standard Ballard tan glaze with heavy chocolate brown underglaze as an overglaze which is an unusual decoration. The lack of the chocolate brown line at the bottom makes me think this is an earlier shape and glaze. It carries the standard S. Ballard VERMONT incised mark and the shape number 71. It is in excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Burlington Vermont  

Ballard blue #21 ovoid top rectangular vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard (1917-1960), a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the late 30s and early 1940s who worked in the Burlington area (1945-1960), this shape seems to be one of the early ones by Ballard which didn't make it to the later production period.

The vase measures 5 1/2 inches high x 5 1/4 inches wide. The opening is 4 1/4 inches long x 2 3/8 inches wide. Each one I own either has no shape number or is number 21 with the early chocolate brown band around the bottom dating it from his middle period of production. This vase carries both the shape number and the Ballard signature but they are very faint.

The chocolate underglaze can be seen at the top, the inside, and underneath the mottling on the body. This early white glaze is stunning. The glaze is a standard early shade of blue he used often. The vase is in excellent condition.

A very interesting shape and glaze combo by Stanley Ballard. Add it to your American Art Pottery collection or Studio pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Burlington Vermont  

Bennington Potters 1323 early teal pitcher Standing 4 1/2 inches tall, this Bennington Potters signed #1323 early teal pitcher carries a very interesting mark. There is the incised Bennington Potters Vermont mark but it is huge and all done in capital letters. One can see it was done by some sort of a stamp as the outline of the stamp is visible. I have been told that items carrying low 1300 numbers were part of Gil's production prior to 1960 which were continued post-1960 when the numbering system was introduced. This makes sense as the color, and shape of the body match earlier items marked Cooperative Design I own.

This handle design I think is an early Gil design. This high gloss teal glaze is a standard one for Bennington Potters. It would go nicely with a set of the classic double trigger handle mugs.It is in excellent condition. Add it to your Bennington Potters or American Art Pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Vermont, David Gil  

David Gil Bennington Vermont #1290 blue cat Here is a whimsical modern stoneware piece from the late David Gil at Bennington Potters in Vermont. started by David Gil in 1948. It is from the the pre-1960 time period when Gil used a transition mark which included both the words Design Cooperative and Bennington Vermont. I recently learned that when Gil decided to mark his works with shape numbers, he started with the number 1300. However, if an earlier design was to remain in production, they marked it with a number starting with 1290. This explains the numbering and mark on the transition piece.

They are among the few American studio potteries that turned into production potteries in the midcentury. It evolved into a co-operative of different art potters. After 1960, they made their bread and butter by making gorgeous modern styled dinnerware that was distributed throughout the US and sold in fine department stores.

This #1290 4 1/2 inch wide piece features a blue nosed cat with horizontal strpres in a highly abstract style. The rim of the piece is rolled and glazed. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Bennington Potters, Cooperative Design, Vermont, David Gil  

Ballard #40 celadon square top small vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this is one of Ballard's smallest vases, the number 40 shape. It stands 2 1/2 inches tall and is 2 5/8 inches square at the top. It is signed on the bottom with the standard incised S. Ballard VERMONT signature and the shape number 40.

The glaze on this small piece is a standard Ballard green glaze with yellow undertones with the chocolate brown underglaze visible at the top rim and at the very bottom of the base. This dates this piece to Ballard's middle production period.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Burlington Vermont  

Ballard #58 shape early footed planter vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this #58 shape round footed planter vase stands 3 3/8 inches tall and is 3 3/4 inches wide at the top. It is in a deeply mottled robin'e egg blue glaze over chocolate. The signature is a very early one as it is incised and not molded. It does not have the incised 58 shape number incised but is identical to the one in my collection which does carry the shape number. These round shapes did not make it into Ballard's later production ware, post 1946. It is in excellent condition. Add it to your Ballard or Midcentury American pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Ballard early 4 lobe cylinder 6 inch vase

Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the late 1930s and early 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this 6 inch tall 4 lobed cylindrical vase is 3 5/8 inches wide at the top rim. The glaze is an early one as the underglaze is heavily mottled at top and along the ribs of the 4 lobes and has the early light olive tint to the overglaze. The vase is signed with an early mark that contains a long tail on the R and upright S, but carries no number on it. This same shape exists in a much taller version as was commons with the shapes Ballard made. It is in excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Ballard #83 10 inch sgraffito Zig Zag vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, , this signed Ballard #83 10 inch dark gray sgraffito decorated vase is simply stunning! It is done in what I call the Zig Zag pattern. It is one of Ballard's largest pieces and a great example of an incised decoration that was popularized by such firms as Raymor Italy. It is in excellent condition.

The bottom of the vase also has the standard Ballard signature and the number 83 and both are filled in with the dark grey glaze. There appears to be the beginnings of a hairline crack on the very bottom of the piece but it is a tight hairline and could have happened in the manufacturing process. As it is a duplicate for me, I have priced it very reasonably.

Add it to your Vermont Mid-century art pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Ballard #50 mustard yellow tall vase w/ price Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this signed #50 vase in a mustard yellow is the taller and less common version of hi most common of his shapes available to collectors, being numbers #19 and #20. . It stands 8 inches tall and is 4 inches wide at the top. This is from the middle period of production as it has the chocolate brown underglaze bottom rim band. It has a penciled in price of $4.50 on the bottom which was a pretty high price in the 1950s. Excellent condition overall. A harder to find piece of Stanley Ballard.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Ballard #19 turquoise vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this signed #19 vase in a turquoise with green overtones is the most common of his shapes available to collectors. It stands 5.5 inches tall and is 5 inches wide at the top. This is from the middle period of production as it has the chocolate brown underglaze bottom rim band. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Stanley Ballard brown white mottled vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this brown and white mottled vase inches stands 4 3/4 inches tall. It is in Ballard's pride and joy, a mottled glaze, this being the mottled chocolate brown and white glaze. Marked with no shape number it is identical to two other vases I have except that one is marked #16 and one #17, and has the chocolate bottom band at the base of the middle period of his work. There is one flaked to the glaze near the bottom of one side. Thus its low price to you. Add an example of his mottled glazes to your Stanley Ballard or Vermont Mid-century art pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Ballard #16 7" tall lobed cylinder vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this shape #16 vase stands 7 inches tall and features 4 lobes at the top rim. It was made in three sizes. This particular vase is the tallest of the three sizes andfeatures an light turquoise glaze over the chocolate brown underglaze. It has a pencil price on the bottom of $3.95 and an original Ballard paper label. The top rim I believe was trimmed by hand as there are some glazed over irregularities, especially considering the almost 4 dollar original price.

I think it is a later production piece as there is no chocolate brown band at the bottom of the piece. In excellent condition and hard to find in this size, it is ready to add to your Midcentury Vermont pottery or Stanley Ballard collection.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Stanley Ballard #16 blue conical ribbed vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this #16 shape conical ribbed vase stands 7 1/2 inches tall and is another great Ballard shape that is very hard to find today. This one is in a robin's egg blue or perhaps a light turquoise glaze. This vase also carries a pencil price of $3.98 on the base. It is most likely from the middle or later period of studio production. I have only seen a half dozen of these and 4 of those are in my personal collection. This vase is in excellent condition.

Buy it today for your American Art Pottery or Midcentury Eames era studio pottery collection.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont  

Ballard Vermont #49 light blue vase Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard, a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, , this Ballard #49 6 1/2' light turquoise blue vase has great color and is one of few in this particular shade. It is from the later period of production as it does not have the chocolate underglaze rim band at the bottom. Excellent condition. It is a really pretty piece. Add it to your Midcentury Art Pottery collection today.
Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Vermont