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The year 2008 marked the company's 75th anniversary. [1] The company closed in 2010 and was auctioned on May 18, 2011, selling over a thousand pieces of pottery, showroom fixtures and equipment. The 1,800 original molds and the Frankoma name were not included in the sale, nor was the real estate.
Rockingham porcelain was produced in two distinct periods: 1826–1830, the so-called red-mark period, [7] and 1831–1842, the puce-mark period. [8] As their names suggest, these periods are defined by the backstamps found on porcelain.
In 2004 the Beswick name and product design rights were sold off. The John Beswick name is now owned by Dartington Crystal, which continue to produce animal figurines; they also produce vases and giftware under the John Beswick name. The Snowman and the Snowdog figures are just some of the nursery figures still being produced. [2]
[2] At the time, pottery from China was receiving attention throughout the United States so Fulper wanted the company to produce similar wares. Dr. Cullen Parmalee, the head of the ceramic department at Rutgers University, created glazes based on ancient Chinese pottery and they were part of the Fulper Vasekraft brand. Parmalee's pottery had ...
In 1996, the company was owned by B. Paul Brueggemeier and was having to leave its factory at 850 North Ogden to make way for a town house development. [7] The company also made lawn ornaments from resin and bookends. Statuettes featured whimsical figures of animals or children and were sold at Sears and other outlet stores. [8]
A china fairing is a small porcelain ornament, often incorporating figures, ranging from about three inches (7.5 cm) to about five inches (12.5 cm) in height, and depicting a variety of scenes, humorous, political or domestic. The ornament almost always incorporates a base and many fairings have a caption describing the scene or making some ...