Antique Unmarked McCoy Six inch brown/yellow Jardinière with a cool Art deals Nouveau abstract chicken head pattern. Can't find anything like it!

deals Antique unmarked McCoy six inch jardinière, brown and yellow glaze, Art Nouveau bird/chicken pattern.

I think this is an unmarked McCoy. Even though it is unmarked, the two eye-shaped unglazed spots on the jardinière's bottom(Pics 6 through 8) is indicative of McCoy. McCoy started marking their pottery in 1928, so if I'm correct, this is at least from the 1920's. In addition, the Art Nouveau movement ended around 1920, so that is another clue narrowing its production age.

And look at that pattern! I did not recognize this pattern as a bird profile for quite some time, and then, one day, I did. Really subtle, but once you see it, you see it.

In the early 20th Century, Zanesville, Ohio was a manufacturing powerhouse, home to Rookwood, Weller, McCoy, and Roseville pottery manufacturing. This jardinière has the same shape as other McCoy's, and the brown and yellow satin-like glaze is telling, too. Reflective, but with a matte so inviting, it must be touched! The Art Nouveau style bird/chicken pattern seems rare, as I can find no other examples from research(My most exhaustive search, yet! I looked at literally hundreds of pictures for comparison..).

Aside from one chip on the right "eye" marking on the bottom right(most clear in Picture 7) and what seems to be less glaze on the top rim(Picture 2), this jardinière doesn't have any detectable chips, cracks, or crazing.

As with any internet research, my conclusions *can be* incorrect. But from the information I've gathered, and the many, many jardinières seen, I think this is an Antique McCoy, and a great piece. And, as always, I'm willing to consider any new information to recalibrate this assessment.

Ships from Missouri.