Ivory Cornucopia Vases
Updated September 5, 2026
| Lot number | 173 |
| Category | Pottery, China & Glass |
| Auction | Hancock Estate Auction |
| Date | September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT |
| Auction house | Harrison Auction & Realtor |
| Location | Gracemont, Oklahoma |
PAIR OF IVORY CORNUCOPIA VASES - MOLDED HORN-OF-PLENTY FORM, AMERICAN ART POTTERY Offered here is a matching pair of ivory cornucopia vases in glazed American art pottery, the classic horn-of-plenty mantel form that swept American decorating from the 1930s through the 1950s. Each vase rises from a low oval foot as a scrolled ram's-horn curl, opening into a deeply ribbed, fluted trumpet with a softly scalloped rim. The finish is a warm ivory to cream gloss glaze with no applied color or decoration, letting the molded ribbing and the tight spiral of the horn carry the whole design. The two are the same mold, the same size, and the same glaze, and they mirror well as a matched pair. Vases of this form were made as mantel and sideboard garniture and were meant to be displayed in twos, flanking a clock, mirror, or centerpiece. They work equally well for dried arrangements, single stems, or empty as sculptural decor, and the neutral ivory suits traditional, Art Deco, and Hollywood Regency interiors alike. Sold as a lot of two pieces. Description Two (2) matching cornucopia vases, glazed pottery, ivory to cream in color, no applied decoration Cornucopia or horn-of-plenty form: a scrolled curled tail at the base opens upward and outward into a flaring ribbed trumpet, set on a low stepped oval foot pad Each vase measures approximately 6-1/4 inches tall to the top of the flared rim per the tape-measure photograph, with the tape stood vertically alongside one vase on the table The mouth measures approximately 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 inches across at its widest per the overhead tape-measure photograph. Base footprint, front-to-back depth, and interior well depth were not measured with the tape, and bidders should verify all dimensions from the photographs Bodies are molded with deep vertical flutes and ribs running the full length of the horn, with a raised spiral scroll and a small applied-look curl detail where the tail meets the foot Rims are gently scalloped and undulating, following the tops of the molded flutes Interiors are fully glazed in the same ivory tone, with the ribbing carried through on the inside of the flared mouth Undersides have a recessed oval bottom, glazed in the center, with a dry unglazed bearing ring around the outer edge No maker's mark, backstamp, mold number, or paper label is present on either vase. The bases were photographed and no impressed or printed identification of any kind is visible Attribution note Cornucopia vases were an enormously popular American pottery form from the 1930s into the 1950s, produced in quantity by nearly every major U.S. art pottery. The Wisconsin State Farmer's antiques column notes the form's peak popularity in this period and documents Roseville Pottery of Roseville and Zanesville, Ohio, offering cornucopia vases in both six-inch and eight-inch models within its 1940s White Rose line alone. McCoy, Shawnee, Hull, Camark, Haeger, Niloak, and Abingdon all produced comparable ribbed cornucopias i
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