Shape No. 2171 was manufactured by the Rookwood Pottery Company between 1907 and 1967. Mustard Matte Yellow

Amazing, antique Rookwood Pottery footed console bowl from the Mission era. This low bowl or bulb bowl has an arts-and-crafts motif of stylized roses, leaves and branches encircling the shoulder of the bowl with four feet. The bowl is in excellent condition with no chips, no cracks, no crazing and no repairs. However, this piece is marked with a tiny, wheel-ground "X" on the base (just above the flame mark) designating it as a "factory-second". There is also a small scrape on the base which I note only for the sake of accuracy. In my mind, the reason for the "second" mark is due to the glaze application on the interior. It appears that the interior glaze finish had some curdling, bubbling and perhaps even some scorching that created glaze bubbles, pops, pinholes, etc. But what it lacks in the texture of the finish, it really makes up for in color! The glaze colors and blending on this bowl are simply amazing! SOME age or handling marks around the  bowl as pictured.

Authentic Rookwood Pottery - appropriately marked with year and shape number. H: 2 1/2", Base: 7" , Rim: 8" Width: 9 3/4"

Cincinnatian Maria Longworth Nichols established Rookwood, a pottery named after her father’s estate. She was inspired by American, French, and Japanese pottery she saw the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. By the early 1930s, the company was experiencing financial difficulties. Rookwood filed for bankruptcy protection in 1941. In 1982, Arthur Townley, a Rookwood collector, bought the company to prevent its assets from being shipped overseas. He mothballed the company. In 2004, Townley sold the company to an investor group with a passion for Rookwood pottery. In 2011, Martin and Marilyn Wade assumed control of Rookwood Pottery. The pottery is now located at 1920 Race Street in Cincinnati.