Dave, the Slave Potter – Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Blog - The history of Dave from Edgefield

Dave the Slave - Thanks to Mudsweatandtears.com

I have written many blogs and I have to admit that often they are just passing on information to you that I have researched. Hopefully, the information that I share will help many of you become successful. It has added to my base of knowledge. Today’s blog, however, is a little different than most because I got personally involved in the research on Dave, the Slave Potter.

Edgefield Pottery, from the Edgefield District of South Carolina, was made from 1820 until the early 20^th century, and has been among the most collectible pottery in America. One reason for the popularity of the South Carolina pottery is that most of it was made before the great Civil War. So when you own a piece of this pottery, it is like owning a piece of history.

During this period from the early 19^th century to early 20^th century, most pottery was salt glazed, which was very expensive, or lead glazed, which was poisonous. When a new glaze came on the scene which was neither poisonous or expensive, it became an immediate hit. This glaze was called Alkaline glaze and it was an attempt to duplicate early Chinese glazes from 1000 years earlier.

However, this is where the story changes. As I was beginning to research Edgefield pottery, the name “Dave the Slave” popped up, and for the next two days I couldn't get that out of my head. I began to search for anything I could find on this man. It became almost an obsession.

Here was a slave who made pottery and had the skill to produce larger pieces than anyone else. Not only could he make pottery, it is claimed he made over 10,000 pieces. Many of his wares are unsigned but because of his skills they are easily assigned to him. During the period that Dave was making pottery, it was against the law for a slave to be able to read or write, but Dave could do both. I haven't found in a biography where he may have learned these skills but that would be interesting if any of you find that information in your research.

Dave often wrote unique verses on his pots and you will see some of those in the links I will be sharing. His signed work usually used the letters LM and often were accompanied by a horseshoe design and then dated. Be sure to take the time to read all the information on the links, including the site map on one of them.

http://www.sciway.net/afam/dave-slave-potter.html

http://www.davetheslave.org/

http://www.usca.edu/aasc/davepotter.htm

http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/slave-potter-dave.html

I believe that once you enter into the world of Dave, the Slave Potter, there will be no stopping you before you consume all the information available. Yes, Dave's pieces can command prices as high as $50,000 and maybe more. I have to admit that if one of Dave's pieces ever came into my possession, I don't know if I could ever sell it.

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Catawba Valley Potters – Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Blog – Can I be Forgiven?

Catawba Valley Pottery - Thanks to Drexelantiques.com

I often make fun of myself by taking on the name “Kentucky Redneck”, but back on December 2, 2007, I must have given two people the wrong idea. I wrote on Southern pottery and they took offense with my blog and called me a carpet bagger in the comment section. You can guess that came as quite a shock to me because I take great pride in my Kentucky roots. But in their comments, they mentioned a couple of pottery areas of the country that are well worth mentioning that I haven't covered, so I thought why not try to make amends.

I am sure you're asking why I’m answering blogs from 2007 and here is your answer. Scrolling through the more than 800 blogs, looking to delete inappropriate comments, I came across these postings that I must have missed back then. It is only right for me to address my oversight and that is what I am attempting to do.

The first of the pottery areas is the Catawba Valley in North Carolina, where many well known potters produced wares that are now highly sought after. The best way for me to introduce these potters to you is to ask you to go to this site Catawba Valley Pottery and read about its history. I believe you will find it very interesting and rewarding. There is even an annual Catawba Valley Pottery and Antique Festival. Here is a link to the information on that event, Catawba Pottery and Antique and Pottery Festival.

My readers might have had some justification for their views, seeming that I didn't have knowledge of these areas of well known Southern pottery and for that I ask forgiveness. I am trying to come up to speed on this matter. Tomorrow I will cover the other area of southern pottery, Edgefield South Carolina.

It seems that pottery from both areas can bring considerable money and by that I mean thousands of dollars. So you, the reader, would be well advised to do your home work on these areas and the pottery produced there.

On another matter, how did you like Mason's letter that I used in the blog yesterday? You see I told you that there were opportunities on the auction sites to make money and Mason did. He is the one who conducts auctions and asked if we would like to participate in some of them. I will be talking to Mason and getting the information that is required to work with him.


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Lessons Learned – Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectible Blog – I couldn't say it better myself.

Thanks Mason

There are time when it is better to sit back and listen and this is one of those times. I have asked readers to share their stories with the rest of us and today I heard from Mason, a member of our Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectible Club. I will let him speak for himself. Here is what Mason had to say.

In the March 25, 2008 blog, an alternative to eBay was shared by Daryle. That site is www.onlineauction.com. I searched OLA as well as several others daily, looking for certain items. I saw an excellent example of a WW 2 SS Nazi German helmet on OLA. I contacted the buyer and after getting more detailed photos, a deal for $2200 was struck. After receiving the helmet, I realized what a great find this was. I listed it with a local auction house that is very successful with WW 2 militaria. The helmet sold for $6800 and I added $4600 more to my 31 Account.

Another site Daryle has shared with us is www.Goodwill.com. I located and purchased a great WW 2 Japanese Army Officer's Samurai sword for $900 and it sold for $1800 two weeks later at this same auction house.

In other blogs, Daryle has mentioned key chains and airline collectibles. I saw a box lot containing John Deere service awards, key chains, candlesticks, costume jewelry and some airline pendants. The cost of the box lot was $70. The John Deere pins sold for $307, the key chains $68 and the airline pendants for $216. That one box lot earned $521 so far.

I have read all of the 900 or so blogs that have been published. Each one is an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge about how to achieve the goals set forth in 31 Steps To Your Millions In Antiques & Collectibles. By reading and re-reading these blogs, I have been able to add great wealth to my 31 Account. The above opportunities are all directly related to something learned in theses blogs. By practicing what Daryle described in three or four blogs, I added $6021 towards my goal.

I would encourage all to go back and read or re-read each blog and put into practice what Daryle is sharing. The market has changed, but there are still many great opportunities waiting to be had. Daily we are offered the knowledge to turn those opportunities into real financial gains. What are you doing to capitalize on those opportunities?

God will bless us if we do our part. Thanks Mason for putting a face on this story that says just follow what I say and the treasures will be waiting.

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Picasso Lithographs – Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Blog - Well worth the price.

PICASSO - THANKS TO MASTERWORKSFINEART.COM

I have just spent the better part of a night reading Pablo Picasso: The Lithographs, published by Hatje Cantz. This book is phenomenal and tells you almost everything there is to know about Picasso's lithographs. I checked the price on Amazon for this book and it is expensive, $215 used, but that could be a bargain for the members of Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Club if it helped you identify a real Picasso.

In the book you will find all the vital information for Picasso's lithographs, from the correct size, editions produced, correct information in the signing and even the type of paper used. The pictures of each lithograph makes it easy to identify the pieces you're looking at to purchase. Until I received this book, I considered all the Picassos that I encountered to be reproductions or outright fakes but no more.

I wish that I had owned this book back when I was at the Chicago Riverfront Antique Mall. You are asking why and this is the reason. A lady approached me with a rather large Picasso lithograph but I wasn't sure whether it was real or not so I passed on it. Later I found out that another dealer did authenticate it and it was purchased for $500, then sold at auction for nearly $10,000. “Oh”, as my wife would say, “just another war story”.

One thing that I feel I must share with you is that if luck smiles on you and a Picasso comes into your possession, don't try to sell it on eBay. To receive the true value of a Picasso lithograph, it must be authenticated and sold through one of the better auction houses such as Christie's, Sotheby's or Shannon's.

You should be very leery of any print or lithograph that has a certificate of authenticity because they usually will have very little value. These certificates are different than appraisals but even with an appraisal, be sure it is by an appraiser who is qualified on Picasso.

Don't be duped because 95% of all the Picassos you see will not pass the test. There are, however, still ones to be found by the person spending time in the field and in the books. You may only find one real Picasso in your lifetime but knowing that there are ones that would sell for over $1,000,000 makes it worthwhile to keep looking.

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Daum Nancy – Galle – Steuben – Tiffany - Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Blog – Names you know.

Daum France - Thanks to Chinenancy.org

The stock market has risen, but have you noticed that it has also brought the prices of Art Glass up with it? I believe that whenever the public perceives that the economy is improving, their appetite for the finer items increases. The completion of auctions on eBay for the better Art Glass continues to improve and it may well be time to sell the glass mentioned in the title of this blog (if you have any).

I have several Lalique items that I will be listing plus a wonderful pair of Daum glasses that I may well offer to the market this week. For the last year it has been almost impossible to figure what prices to offer for Art Glass when there seemed to be no buyers, but that trend is changing. Looking at current completed auctions of Daum Nancy on eBay, the number of bids on many pieces continues to increase, telling the market that the demand is growing.

If you find large and expensive pieces of Tiffany, Daum, Galle, Steuben, or for that matter Lalique, I would be very interested in buying them through our Associates Program, where you would be a partner with the club in their sale. Remember that with the Associates Program you earn 35% from the profit of the sale by just notifying us of the item and where it can be purchased. The club would be interested in purchasing from individuals, house and garage sales, shops or auctions. We will make all the arrangements for payment and you will be notified of all purchases you recommend that we buy.

Have you studied the sales catalogs of Cincinnati Art Gallery, Treadway, and Julia's Auction lately? This may be a great time to do a little research bringing you up to speed on what is happening in the Art Glass arena. Remember, the Club just recently sold two art glass sculptures for over $3000 each. One of those was a Daum piece. Don't wait until the market has topped out again. It is when the markets are rising that we want to be active. Always be on notice that there are fakes and reproductions in the market but this is where your membership in the Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectible Club will serve you well. Send us a photo attached to an email of a piece of glass you are considering, and we will give you our opinion of whether or not you should be leery.

In future blogs, I hope to share with the readers other markets that are turning and where the opportunities are for profiting from these trends. I sincerely believe that 2010 will be a year where a member can take several steps in the Million Dollar Race. “One trade does not a fortune make” but consistence will get you across the finish line.

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Paul Plaschke – Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Blog – Meet their needs.

Paul Plaschke - Thanks to Higginsmaxwell.com

You, as readers of my blogs, have known of my love of Kentucky art work, but maybe I have limited myself too much to just a few artists and this may have been a mistake. Yes, I have buyers for Harvey Joiner, Carl Brenner and Patty Thum, but there are so many more out there. Why do I love Kentucky art? That is simple. I lived there for most of my life. Is it better than art from the East or West coast? Probably not, but to me it is. However, I have made mistakes by not broadening my horizons when it comes to artists.

Why do I say that? Just the other day I received a call from a gentleman asking if I ever ran across paintings by Paul Plaschke. I had to admit that I knew little of this artist. Yes, I had been offered a portrait by Mr. Plaschke, but I had turned it down because I had no interest in it. He is a Kentucky artist but hadn't made my list so I haven't passed his name out to my contacts as an artist to call me on. So it should not be a surprise that I haven't been offered paintings by him. Why is this important you are asking? It seems that the gentleman who inquired about Mr. Plaschke is willing to buy any good production by the artist and pay top prices. Here is another great thing for you to know. Plaschke's paintings sell for more than you will find on AskART, where his top price is about $6600. For his better paintings, I am sure that I can receive many multiples of that figure. Here is another example where the market for a particular artist's work is centered in a specific area and most of his paintings are sold privately.

I am looking to buy Paul Plaschke's paintings and to help you in your search for them I will post his biography.




Biography from The Filson Historical Society, Inc.:

Paul Plaschke was born in Berlin, February 2, 1878 and came to American when he was four years old. He lived most of his life in Louisville, KY.

Plaschke studied engineering at Steven's Institute, Hoboken, New Jersey, and later was a student of Cooper Institute at the Art Student's League, New York, where he devoted himself to drawing. After two years with the New York World, he came to Louisville, KY, where he worked on the Louisville Commercial, Louisville Post, and Louisville Times.

While first known as a cartoonist, Plaschke became widely recognized as a landscape artist. His work in landscape began in 1905, and he was completely self-taught. Plaschke's work was represented in the Chicago Art Institute, the St. Louis Art Gallery, and the John Herron Art Institute of Indianapolis. In 1928, Plaschke exhibited four canvases at the Pascal Gatterdam Galleries, New York City: "Nocturnes," "Ohio River Shanty Boats," "Southern Indiana Hillsides" and "Fishing Craft at Biloxi." He died in 1954.




I have been looking for art work by Kentucky artists that I like but instead I should have been asking what the collectors want. Yes, my private collection is important to me, but this Club is about making money with Antiques, Fine Art and Collectibles so the gentleman that called about Plaschke taught me a lesson that it isn't all about me.

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Juice and Other Dispensers – Daryle Lambert's Antique and Collectibles Blog – Depression Era.

Cherry Smash - Thanks to Drugstoremuseum.com

I have written about all the more expensive dispensers, such as the Buckeye Root Beer from the thirties that sells for over $7000 and the Chero Crush that comes in at the same price, but there are others that will also bring you a great money.

With names such as Hires, CherriBon and Dr Pepper dispensers selling in the thousands, it isn't hard to figure out why I might want you to keep an eye out for dispensers. These little jewels that have brought such pleasure to so many in the soda shops, are now the collectors’ favorites. There is a whole list of dispensers listed in the Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide under advertising displays. If you don't own this book, there is very little I can do for you because it is a must for your success in the industry, as I have stated before.

Most dealers are aware of the dispensers that I have listed above but there is also a wide range of others that seem to get passed by that can make you a great deal of money. One place to find great depression era dispensers is in the book by Gene Florence called Kitchen Glassware of the Depression Years. This book would be a great addition to your library and can be found used on Amazon or Abe Books at reasonable prices.

Also, as I checked eBay for this blog, I came across some dispensers that I wasn't acquainted with. Here are just a couple: Orange Crush theater dispenser $3000, Vintage Ice Cream Soda Fountain Malted Milk dispenser $2000, Julep Soda Fountain Syrup dispenser $1200 and, one of my favorites because in my teens it was my favorite drink, Green River Syrup dispenser $510. It is a shame that our younger members will not experience going into a soda shop and ordering their favorite drink for a nickel.

There will always be interesting items for the collectors to search for and dispensers will definitely pass the test of time and not fade from the scene with collectors. When you enter a home and see one of these vintage dispensers being displayed, you can be assured that its owner has had his or her times in the soda shop. They may even have memories brought back of where he or she spent the afternoon sitting at one of those small round tables staring into the eyes of the person that would be his or hers forever.

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