Your friends at Gary Germer & Associates are thrilled to be offering you the opportunity to own some pieces from an extensive Teco Pottery collection that we recently had the privilege to receive. Each piece is finished in the highly desirable matte green glaze that Teco is so famous for. The pieces are in superb condition but you don't have to take our word for it. You can inspect each piece online in our Ruby Lane Shop here: Gary Germer & Associates: Teco Pottery Collection or in person at our Estate Gallery located at 1016 NW 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209 between Lovejoy and Marshall. We are open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm or by appointment.
For those of you that aren’t very familiar with Teco (an abbreviation of TErra COtta) Art Pottery, it was produced from 1899 through 1920 by the American Terra Cotta and Ceramics Company, located in Terra Cotta, Illinois. W. D. Gates, a lawyer by training, founded the company in order to capitalize on the need for architectural terra cotta used in constructing fire-proof buildings following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
During slower work periods, the company started producing a line of art pottery, becoming famous for their groundbreaking modern designs. There are about 500 different Teco shapes, whose forms can be categorized as architectural, organic or classical. We are offering 18 of these shapes for sale for a limited time. Gates himself designed about half the shapes, with other pieces created by such notable designers as Fritz Albert, William Mundie, Fernand Moreau and Frank Lloyd Wright. Please enjoy the photos to follow. They are just a sampling of what you’ll find in our online store.
For questions, call us at (503) 235-0946.
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