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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 | Bowl | Green Glaze, Closed Mouth, 2 1/4 X 5 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Bowl | Green Glaze, Ribbed Panels, Textured, 2 3/4 X 8 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab, Blue Glaze, 4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab, Green Matte Glaze, 4 X 2 3/4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab, Mottled Blue Green Glaze, 1 1/2 X 4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Tile | Boy & Dog, 7 1/2 X 12 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Tile | Rabbit, Square, Arts & Crafts Oak Frame, 4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Tile | Seagulls Flying Over Green Waves, Cuenca, Hammered Copper, Footed Trivet, 4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Tile | Ship, Curly Waves, Cuenca, Indigo, Ivory, Blue Gray Ground, Signed, As, 6 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Tile | Water Lily, Buds, Pads, Blue Matte Glaze, 6 X 6 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Apple Green Semimatte Glaze, Bisque Body, Spherical, 3 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Bulbous, Flared Lip, Recessed Neck, 4 1/2 X 5 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Crown Over Dragon, Horse, Green High Glaze, Embossed, Handle, 16 X 9 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Bulbous, Impressed Mark, 5 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Carved, Applied Leaves, Bugs, Feathered, 11 1/2 X 5 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Carved, Applied Vertical Leaves, Impressed Mark, 4 3/4 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Feathered, Gourd Shape, 18 1/2 X 8 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Trefoil, Buds, Leaves, Feathered, 7 1/2 X 4 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Veined Spherical Ribs, Flared Rim, 6 X 7 In. | 2007 | | Grueby | Bookends | Ceramic Tile, Brown Glaze, Hammered Copper Frame, 6 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Grueby | Bowl | Cucumber Matte Ground, Flaring, Ruth Erickson, 5 1/2 X 9 In. | 2006 | | Grueby | Bowl | Green Matte Glaze, Textured, Marked, 9 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Grueby | Bowl | Leaves, Feathered Green Matte Glaze, 4-sided, 3 1/4 X 6 In. | 2006 | | Grueby | Jardiniere | Tan Matte, Impressed Tulip Mark, 3 1/4 X 5 In. | 2006 | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab, Green Matte Glaze, Leathery, Impressed Mark, 1 1/2 X 3 In. | 2006 |
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