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William Henry Grueby (1867-1925) started working at the Low Art Tile Works in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In 1890 he left Low and started making architectural pieces and in 1892 he joined Eugene Atwood to form Atwood & Grueby. That company closed and in 1894 Grueby started the Grueby Faience Company. Grueby developed his own glazes and created a matte finish, very different from the glossy glazes popular at the time. The pottery was reorganized and incorporated in 1897 under the same name, Grueby Faience Company. Pottery was made by hand and decorations were added or modeled by young girls. The company made two types of pottery—architectural tiles and art pottery. In 1907 Grueby Pottery Company was incorporated. In 1909, Grueby Faience went bankrupt. Then Grueby founded the Grueby Faience and Tile Company. Grueby Pottery closed about 1911. The tile company burned in 1913 but was rebuilt and worked until 1920. The company name was often used as the mark so it helps date a piece. The matte green glazed pieces are the most sought after today.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Grueby | Tile | St. George & Dragon, Matte Glaze, 8 x 8 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Tile | Stylized Tree, Blue Ground, 6 x 6 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Tile | The Pines, Cuenca, 6 x 6 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Tile | Tulip, Brown, Green Ground, Signed, 6 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Tile | Water Lily, Green Matte Glaze, Flower Petals, 1907, 6 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Tile | Wood Scene, Blue, Green Matte Glaze, 6 x 6 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Tile | Yellow Tulip, Green Leaves, Green Matte Ground, 6 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Blue Matte Glaze, Carved Leaves, Stems, Buds, 5 x 7 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Frothy Green Matte Glaze, Bulbous, Buds, Curled Leaves, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Frothy Green Matte Glaze, Full-Height Carved Leaves, 8 x 4 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Applied Leaves, Bulbous, 7 x 4 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Broad Leaves, Marked, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Bulbous, Flared Neck, 11 x 7 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Cylindrical Neck, Wide Mouth, Bulbous, 12 3/8 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Full-Height Leaves, Buds, 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Razor Clam Leaves, Squat, Bulbous, 7 1/2 x 8 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Ribbed Loops Below Neck, Marked, 16 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Rows Of Curled Leaves, Squat, 6 x 8 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Rows Of Leaves, Marked, Wilhelmina Post, 8 x 5 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Stacked Leaves, Squat, Marked, 1906, 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Tapered, Stamped, 8 x 3 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Tooled Panels, Bulbous, Cylindrical Neck, 7 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Leathery Green Matte Glaze, Applied Leaves, 6 x 6 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Yellow Buds, 3 Full-Height Leaves, 8 1/2 x 5 In. | 2009 | | Grueby | Vase | Yellow Matte Glaze, Shouldered, 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 In. | 2009 |
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