CALIFORNIA POTTERY INDEX - EXAMPLES AND PRICES ON CLASSIC CALIFORNIA ART POTTERY - INCLUDING GLADDING, McBEAN AND COMPANY

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The American Museum of Ceramic Art's current exhibition - "Color Counts - Gladding McBean California Commercial Pottery 1930-1950". CLICK FOR MORE
Gladding, McBean & Company, founded in 1875 by Charles Gladding, Peter McBean, and George Chambers in Lincoln, California. They soon became the major manufacturer of sewer pipe west of the Mississippi. In the early 1930s Gladding McBean began producing dinnerware decorated with solid glaze colors.
GMcB's most popular line was its Franciscan Pottery tableware, and that is covered in a separate category. Covered on this page are Gladding McBean's Tropico Pottery, which preceded Franciscan, as well as Catalina Pottery which the company acquired in 1937, the Metropolitan Museum of Art inspired Tiempo line, and most anything else not branded Franciscan.

As with most California potteries, Gladding, McBean and Company found competing with cheap imports difficult. After a series of mergers and sales, the company was closed in 1984.

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Tropico Pottery

Check out this great shirt from Cafepress: Tropico was a 1930s line of dinnerware from Gladding-McBean. We've taken the vintage backstamp and colorized in retro pastels.

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Gladding McBean Pottery: PAIR MONK/MONKS BOOKENDS-RARE!
US $694.94 (0 Bid)
End Date: Thursday Aug-28-2008 17:23:00 PDT
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Gladding McBean Pottery Mixing Bowl 11.25 inch
US $32.00 (8 Bids)
End Date: Thursday Aug-28-2008 19:00:12 PDT
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GLADDING McBEAN CORONADO COVERED SUGAR BOWL, YELLOW
US $12.50 (0 Bid)
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gladding mcbean hermosa tile 1940's in wrought iron
US $195.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Friday Aug-29-2008 16:29:11 PDT
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Early Gladding McBean flame orange carafe w/two mugs
US $40.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Saturday Aug-30-2008 18:31:14 PDT
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Vintage Gladding McBean brown gold carafe wood handle
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
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Vintage Gladding McBean turquoise water pitcher
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
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Vintage Gladding McBean turquoise small unquie pitcher
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta soup bowl w/lid red oran
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta soup bowl red orange
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta soup bowl turquoise
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta soup bowl brown
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta soup bowl lt green
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta bean pot w/lid red orang
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
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Vintage Gladding McBean Fiesta large salad bowl turquoi
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
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