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A record-breaking auction event, The Ellison Collection established multiple new world records, including for George Ohr, Pewabic Pottery, Union Porcelain Works, and Babs Haenen Sale total $1,966,264
98% by lot
259% by value

Bob Ellison: An Apostle of Individuality
by Dr. Martin Eidelberg When my colleagues and I were working on the catalogue of Bob’s collection of American pottery for The Met, while discussing George Ohr, we came upon the subtitle of his book on Ohr: The Apostle of Individuality. Suddenly, as in a moment of divine inspiration, we all realized that this epithet suited Bob and used it as the title of our essay recounting the story of his life...

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100 George E. Ohr

Vase

$8,000–12,000

result: $10,710

101 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$20,000–30,000

result: $100,800

102 George E. Ohr

Exceptional and Tall pitcher

$20,000–30,000

result: $107,100

103 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$10,000–15,000

result: $69,300

104 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $9,450

105 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $8,190

David Rago on George E Ohr

106 George E. Ohr

Vase

$3,500–4,500

result: $12,600

107 Jean Joseph Marie Carriès

Gourd vase

$4,000–6,000

result: $8,820

108 Ernest Chaplet

Vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,032

109 Ernest Chaplet for Haviland & Co.

Vases, pair

$3,000–4,000

result: $2,520

110 Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach for Haviland & Co.

Untitled (rabbit and fish)

$1,000–1,500

result: $4,410

111 Ernest Chaplet

Tall vase

$6,000–9,000

result: $6,930

112 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $2,772

113 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$3,000–4,000

result: $16,380

114 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,276

115 Hugh C. Robertson for Chelsea Keramic Art Works

Experimental vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $6,930

116 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$3,000–4,000

result: $9,450

117 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Rare experimental vase with poppies

$4,500–6,500

result: $16,380

118 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Rare Golden Gate, San Francisco plate

$3,000–4,000

result: $3,024

119 Dedham Pottery

Rare dish with owls and lions

$1,000–1,500

result: $5,292

120 Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

Gourd vase

$1,200–1,800

result: $11,340

Bob’s Collection: The Journey of a Lifetime
by Rosaire Appel “My hand just seemed to reach for it,” Bob said in an interview. For me this perfectly describes the kind of magnetic attraction ceramics had for him. He would see a pot before he knew he had seen it. And he was always on the lookout; it was second nature. Flea markets, yardies, estate sales, country auctions—I remember a barn sale, a huge, cavernous space. Coming in from the bright sun all I saw was a jumble of ‘stuff’ but Bob instantly spotted a ceramic pitcher on a high shelf as if it had a halo around it...

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121 Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Jean Coulon

La Nuit pitcher

$4,500–6,500

result: $10,710

122 Sallie Coyne for Rookwood Pottery

Mount Fuji (Vellum plaque)

$2,500–3,500

result: $12,600

123 Adolphe Dalpayrat

Gourd vase

$1,200–1,800

result: $4,585

124 Ruth Erickson for Grueby Faience Company

Vase with leaves and buds

$2,500–3,500

result: $5,292

125 Sara Sax for Rookwood Pottery

A Pond in the Meadow (Vellum plaque)

$2,500–3,500

result: $4,410

126 George P. Kendrick for Grueby Faience Company

Rare vase, model 88

$12,000–16,000

result: $22,270

127 Clara Chipman Newton

Vase with rudbeckia and butterflies

$1,000–1,500

result: $3,144

128 John Bennett

Vase with viburnum

$2,500–3,500

result: $4,788

David Rago on the Martin Brothers

129 Martin Brothers Pottery

Tall Wally-bird tobacco jar

$45,000–60,000

result: $100,800

130 Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pottery

Snark creature jar

$15,000–20,000

result: $25,200

131 Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pottery

Grotesque spoon warmer

$6,000–9,000

result: $37,800

132 Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pottery

Grotesque spoon warmer

$5,000–8,000

result: $32,760

133 Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pottery

Wally-bird tobacco jar

$20,000–30,000

result: $23,940

134 Martin Brothers Pottery

Vases, set of two

$1,200–1,800

result: $3,024

135 Martin Brothers Pottery

Vase with snakes

$5,000–7,000

result: $13,100

136 Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pottery

Tall vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $3,276

137 Ruskin Pottery

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,528

138 Peter Voulkos

Untitled (Plate)

$12,000–16,000

result: $10,710

139 Peter Voulkos

Early vase

$2,000–2,500

result: $10,080

140 Rudy Autio

Vessel

$2,500–3,500

result: $2,142

141 Anne Marie Laureys

Monday Basket

$2,000–3,000

result: $6,048

142 Nina Borgia-Aberle

Untitled

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,394

143 Rose and Erni Cabat

Collection of four Feelies

$1,500–2,000

result: $6,930

144 Gregory Kuharic

Untitled from the Twins series

$800–1,200

result: $504

145 Fulper Pottery

Exceptional and Rare Vasekraft table lamp

$9,000–12,000

result: $10,710

146 Fulper Pottery

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,772

147 Fulper Pottery

Vase

$1,000–1,500

result: $5,040

148 Fulper Pottery

Rare Vasekraft table lamp

$9,000–12,000

result: $21,420

149 Fulper Pottery

Collection of eight bud vases

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,410

150 Fulper Pottery

Collection of three gourd vases

$1,200–1,600

result: $5,040

My Dad, the Collector
by Hillary Ellison Dad thought of himself as a hunter. Although his real hunting days had ended long ago as a young man in Fort Worth, Texas, the skills of patience, determination, singlemindedness, and exacting precision were re-directed towards his other passions. Those who knew him knew that he was obsessively and constantly searching, often for an interesting bottle of wine, the perfect camera accessory, or the most subtle audio equipment. And of course, always, for pots...

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151 Fulper Pottery

Vase

$1,000–1,500

result: $20,160

152 Fulper Pottery

Rare Vasekraft table lamp

$10,000–15,000

result: $20,160

153 Auguste Delaherche

Exceptional and Large vase

$8,000–12,000

result: $16,380

154 Auguste Delaherche

Vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,585

155 Auguste Delaherche

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,520

156 Auguste Delaherche

Tall vase with handles

$5,000–7,000

result: $10,710

157 Marblehead Pottery

Vase with fruiting trees

$3,000–4,000

result: $5,292

158 Arthur Eugene Baggs for Marblehead Pottery

Vase with stylized lotuses

$2,500–3,500

result: $3,528

159 Maude Milner and Sarah Tutt for Marblehead Pottery

Early jardiniere with peacocks

$3,000–4,000

result: $4,410

160 Merrimac Pottery

Vase with feathers

$2,500–3,500

result: $8,820

161 Merrimac Pottery

Vase with stylized leaves

$1,000–1,500

result: $3,780

Once you buy a pot, then you’re a much better student and you read voraciously and look for whatever information you can find. That was always a pleasure. Bob Ellison

162 Per Algot Erikson for Rörstrand

Large vase with dandelions

$3,500–4,500

result: $8,190

163 Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel

Tall ewer with iris

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,520

164 Hermann Seger for KPM

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,520

165 Théo Perrot

Vegetal pitcher

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,268

166 Clément Massier

Tall vase with nude

$3,500–4,500

result: $22,680

167 Zsolnay

Vase with snails and flowers

$5,000–7,000

result: $18,900

168 Lajos Mack, attribution, for Zsolnay

Fine vase with figures

$4,500–6,500

result: $5,805

169 Christopher Dresser for Linthorpe Pottery

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,394

170 Christopher Dresser for Watcombe Pottery Company

Rare pitcher

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,772

I liked the hunt, which still remains alive within me. Having grown up in Texas, early on I learned the ways of hunting and fishing...I liked the anticipation and surprise that were part of those activities, which I believe could be one element in my collecting urge. Bob Ellison

171 Karl Müller for Union Porcelain Works

Rare Century vase

$20,000–30,000

result: $60,480

172 Mary Louise McLaughlin

Exceptional Losanti vase with leaves

$3,000–4,000

result: $8,190

173 Mary Louise McLaughlin

Losanti grain-de-riz (rice grain) vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $2,772

174 Mary Louise McLaughlin

Losanti vase with leaves

$3,000–4,000

result: $4,788

175 Mary Louise McLaughlin

Losanti vase with peonies

$2,500–3,500

result: $8,820

176 Mary Louise McLaughlin

Losanti vase with ferns

$3,000–4,000

result: $8,190

177 Katherine Kopman for Newcomb College Pottery

Early vase with aquatic plants

$2,500–3,500

result: $13,860

178 René Buthaud

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $6,930

179 Emile Lenoble

Vase

$3,000–4,000

result: $5,040

180 Émile Decoeur

Reticulated vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $10,080

181 Émile Decoeur

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,930

182 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$10,000–15,000

result: $31,500

183 George E. Ohr

Vase

$6,000–9,000

result: $18,900

184 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$7,000–10,000

result: $21,420

185 George E. Ohr

Vase

$7,500–10,000

result: $37,800

There was never a boring moment collecting Ohr’s work. Bob Ellison

186 George E. Ohr

Rare ring bottle

$12,000–16,000

result: $69,300

187 George E. Ohr

Tyg

$4,500–6,500

result: $20,160

188 George E. Ohr

Half vase

$5,000–8,000

result: $63,000

189 George E. Ohr

Vase

$3,000–4,000

result: $10,080

190 George E. Ohr

Vase

$3,000–4,000

result: $30,240

191 George E. Ohr

Exceptional vase

$14,000–19,000

result: $81,900

192 George E. Ohr

Vase

$6,500–9,500

result: $21,420

193 George E. Ohr

Vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $8,190

194 George E. Ohr

Fine and Large vase

$10,000–15,000

result: $63,000

195 Ernest Chaplet

Exceptional and Large vase

$7,500–10,000

result: $8,820

196 Édouard-Alexandre Dammouse for Haviland & Co.

Japonesque vase with crane and lotuses

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,780

197 Édouard-Alexandre Dammouse for Haviland & Co.

Monumental vase with Gallic rooster

$6,500–9,500

198 Ernest Chaplet

Ashtray

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,772

My Friend Bob
by David Rago If you’re in the auction business, you make house calls. Consequently, during my 50+ years as a dealer and auctioneer in this field, I have been in more than my share of homes. If time permits, while waiting in a living room or other common area, I always make sure to look at the spines of books filling the shelves, or the edges of record albums and CDs. Dreams may be the window to one’s soul, but a glimpse at Jimi Hendrix or Gustav Mahler albums might be the next best thing...

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199 Ernest Chaplet

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,386

200 Maija Grotell

Tall vessel

$6,000–9,000

result: $20,160

201 Maija Grotell

Large bowl

$3,000–4,000

result: $10,080

202 Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Cylindrical bowl

$2,500–3,500

result: $10,710

203 Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Flaring vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,410

204 Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Bowl with indented rim

$2,000–2,500

result: $2,772

205 Hugh C. Robertson for Chelsea Keramic Art Works

Experimental vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $6,300

206 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Rare vase with chrysanthemums

$4,000–5,000

result: $11,340

207 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$1,800–2,400

result: $8,190

208 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $6,048

209 Hugh C. Robertson for Chelsea Keramic Art Works

Rare "hammered" metal-form vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,386

210 Hugh C. Robertson for Dedham Pottery

Experimental vase

$2,500–3,500

result: $5,292

David Rago on Hugh C. Robertson

211 Chelsea Keramic Art Works and Roblin Pottery

Collection of five miniature vases

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,024

212 Hugh C. Robertson for Chelsea Keramic Art Works

Plate

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,638

213 Auguste Delaherche

Exceptional and Tall vase

$6,000–9,000

result: $22,680

214 Auguste Delaherche

Vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,930

215 Auguste Delaherche

Large vase

$6,000–9,000

result: $18,900

216 Léon Parisot for Haviland & Co.

Barbotine vase with flowers

$3,000–4,000

217 Haviland & Co.

Large Barbotine vase with cherub

$4,000–6,000

218 Mary Chase Perry for Pewabic Pottery

Early and Large vase with cyclamen leaves

$10,000–15,000

result: $88,200

219 Fulper Pottery

Tall vase

$1,000–1,500

result: $4,032

220 Fulper Pottery

Monumental vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,410

I am continually amazed at the uniqueness of each artist’s focus. I revel in the diversity of their creations. Bob Ellison

221 Fulper Pottery

Rare Vasekraft table lamp

$9,000–12,000

result: $44,100

222 Fulper Pottery

Collection of five vases

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,788

223 Fulper Pottery

Collection of four vases

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,772

224 Fulper Pottery

Collection of three vases

$600–900

result: $3,024

225 Fulper Pottery

Vase

$700–1,000

result: $1,890

226 Fulper Pottery

Tall vase

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,788

227 Fulper Pottery

Collection of three inkwells

$800–1,200

result: $882

228 Fulper Pottery

Collection of four oil lamps and incense burners

$800–1,200

result: $1,071

229 Fulper Pottery

Rare Gift Box place card flower vases, set of six

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,197

230 Frederick Hurten Rhead for Roseville Pottery

Della Robbia vase with flowers

$3,000–4,000

result: $7,560

231 Wayne Higby

Large bowl from the Landscape series

$2,500–3,500

result: $2,394

232 Edwin and Mary Scheier

Early and Tall chalice form

$3,000–4,000

result: $3,780

233 Christopher Staley

Teapot

$1,000–2,000

result: $945

234 Robert Turner

Untitled from the Beach series

$1,800–2,400

result: $2,520

235 Karen Karnes

Six Spouted Vessel

$1,200–1,600

result: $5,670

236 Harvey Sadow

Vase

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,016

237 Babs Haenen

Ebb-tide

$2,000–3,000

result: $15,120

238 John Gill

Ewer

$1,000–1,500

result: $3,276

239 Edwin and Mary Scheier

Early and Tall chalice form

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,520

240 Arnie Zimmerman

Untitled

$600–900

result: $2,882

241 Irv Tepper

Cup and Saucer

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,016

242 Jørgen Mogensen

Vessel

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,268

243 Kate Blacklock

Untitled

$700–900

result: $1,008

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The Ellison Collection
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