Five Vintage North Carolina Pottery Vessels Attributed to Cole Family

Second quarter 20th century, unsigned, including a green and charcoal glaze vase with ruffled rim, with notes attributing to Herman Cole of Smithfield Pottery, but resembling the rutile glazes by A.R. Cole Pottery (7 1/2 in.); a tall teal vase with ruffled rim and bulbous waist (8 3/4 in.); a teal glazed basket form (9 in.); a teal glazed Rebecca pitcher (12 1/4 in.); and a pink vase with rope twist dual handles (8 1/2 in.).

H 15 in. x W 15 in. x D 15 in.

Private Collection, Ohio

Overall good estate condition; a few minor glaze skips in the making; magenta vase with glaze crazing and small glaze flake to the upper rim.