Bidspirit auction | William Day Gates for Teco

William Day Gates for Teco Art Pottery #444 Vase - William Day Gates (American, 1852-1935) for the American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Company, Illinois, United States. Teco Prairie School art pottery earthenware vase, model no. 444, ca. 1910s. Of cylindrical form with four buttress handles. Executed in the signature Teco matte green glaze. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural designs. Two impressed stamp marks along the underside. Literature: Sharon S. Darling & Richard Zakin, ”Teco Art Pottery of the Prairie School, ” Pennsylvania: Erie Art Museum, 1989, p. 158. Height: 10 1/4 in x diameter: 6 in. Condition: Very light wear throughout, mainly along the footrim. No major cracks, chips, or repairs.