Category Archives: Roseville Pottery

Unique & Rare Finds at Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market

Roseville Pottery 8.5" "Silhouette" Panel Vase with Nude $895.00 SOLD

The Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market is a great place to find unique items such as this rare Roseville “Silhouette” Vase with nudes portrayed on the front and back panels. Billy Blue Eye Pottery & Paintings  offers a great selection of pottery including Catalina, Weller, McCoy, Shawnee, Stangl and many more.

You can find us this  Sunday, March 21st at the Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market.   It is located at the Long Beach Veteran’s Stadium, Conant Street, just East of Lakewood Boulevard.  Find us in the green and white tent in booth A-853. The hours are from 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM and admission is $5.00.

Howard Pierce circa 1950's 5.75" Bud Vase in Volcanic Glaze, $75.00

For further information contact us directly at billyblueeye@cox.net or for Flea Market information visit http://www.longbeachantiquemarket.com.

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Newly Acquired Roseville Vases Available at Long Beach Flea Market

Roseville c. 1915-1931 "Carnelian II" 8" Fan Vase Mold # 54-8 $340.00 SOLD

We bought our first Roseville vase twenty-eight years ago in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at an Antique Barn just off the tollway. It was on a whim as we hadn’t planned on stopping or shopping on our way home to Chicago. The vase,  a Snowberry Urn, to this day stands proudly on our fireplace mantel joined by fifteen other Roseville treasures. We paid all of $25.00 for it and at the time that was a lot of money. But it has given us many years of pleasure by showcasing countless hand-picked bouquets from the gardens we have tended.

To this day each time I purchase a Roseville vase, console or candle holder something inside of me is stirred. Sometimes it’s an appreciation of the design lines, other times a sense of awe at the way Roseville was able to capture the beauty of so many floral gifts of nature. A sense of time in history is often stirred by a particular pattern: the simplicity of the Arts & Crafts period shown in the Green & Color Matte series of vases or the right-on-target Art Deco expressions in the Futura Line. I suppose it is for these reasons that Roseville has become my benchmark for evaluating all other pottery. I suppose that it is the reason that Billy Blue Eye proudly offers such a wide selection of Roseville Pottery at the monthly Flea Markets in Long Beach, California.

Roseville Pottery c. mid 1920's "Dahlrose" 6 inch Bud Vase Mold # 363-6, $195.00 SOLD

The three Roseville vases pictured here are new acquisitions and will be available this Sunday, February 21st, at the Long Beach  Antique & Collectible Market.  Held from 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Veteran’s Stadium Parking lot, visit our green and white tent,  booth A-853. In addition to Roseville Pottery, Billy Blue Eye will have over 300 pottery items for sale including McCoy, Weller, Beswick, Royal Haeger, Van Briggle, Red Wing, Catalina, Bauer, and Rookwood vases, bowls, wall pockets and art objects.

Roseville Pottery c. 1946 "Zephyr Lily" 8" Vase Mold # 134-8, $290.00 SOLD

For more information or to purchase any of these great vases, contact us directly at billyblueeye@cox.net. We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and Pay Pal and all orders over $200.00 are shipped free .

For additional information on the Long Beach Flea Market contact us or visit their website http://www.longbeachantiquemarket.com. We hope to see you on Sunday!

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Purple Cows, Roseville, Peters & Reed; A Preview of Treasures at Long Beach Flea Market

c.1935-45 Brayton-Laguna Pottery, 3 Piece Purple Bovine Family includes a Bull, Cow and Calf, $399.00 set

Pictured here are some of the newly acquired treasures being offered tomorrow, Sunday, December 20th at the Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market.  Held from 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Veteran’s Stadium Parking lot, visit our green and white tent,  booth A-853. We will be featuring Roseville, McCoy, Hull, Van Briggle, Catalina, Beswick, Bauer, Brayton-Laguna, Red Wing and many more vintage and antique pottery companies.  See you there! Happy Holidays from Billy Blue Eye.

c.1912-20 8" "Aztec" Wall Pocket signed (Frank) Ferrell - Mold #160, $145.00 SOLD

Roseville, c. 1915-20 "Carnelian II" Pillow Vase, Mold #64-2-5, $385.00 SOLD

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Great Holiday Shopping at the Long Beach Flea Market this Sunday

Billy Blue Eye Pottery & Paintings offers a wide selection of gifts from Stocking Stuffers to Hostess Gifts to Exquisite Collectible Fine Art Pottery.  You can find us this  Sunday, December 20th at the Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market.   It is located at the Long Beach Veteran’s Stadium, Conant Street, just East of Lakewood Boulevard.  Find us in the green and white tent in booth A-853. The hours are from 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM and admission is $5.00. For more information contact us at BillyBlueEye@cox.net.

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American Folk Art Museum

We’re big fans of the American Folk Art Museum and always make a point of visiting when we’re in New York.  It’s just a 1/2 block west of MoMA at 45 W. 53rd St.  The permanent collection is fascinating; the special exhibitions are always captivating and the building’s architecture/design is perfectly suited for the collection it houses.

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Zephyr Lily

Zephyr Lily 394-8

This lovely Zephyr Lily basket vase will be on exhibit and for sale at this week’s Billy Blue Eye Pottery / Long Beach Antique Flea Market, Sunday, November 15.

Zephyr Lily 394-8.#2

The Roseville Pottery drew on a variety of Art Movements, including Art Deco and Art Moderne.  In the instance of the Zephyr Lily pattern, one can discern the Art Deco/Moderne influences in the beautiful swirling pattern underlaying the floral motifs.

This vase and hundreds of examples of other 20th century potteries’ work will be on exhibit and for sale at Billy Blue Pottery.  We  can be found in Row A, booth 853 at the Long Beach Antique Flea Market this Sunday, November 15th from 6 AM to 2 PM.  Look for the green & white striped tent!  We look forward to helping you with your collection.

For more information, email BillyBlueEye@cox.net.

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