Planter, Shawnee Pottery, Asian Couple, Ceramic, Vintage

• Vintage Planter, Shawnee Pottery, Asian Couple w/Mandolin / Guitar, USA #573, Home Decor, Cache Pot, Succulent Planter, Ceramic Collectibles, (Discontinued)
• Made in Zanesville, OH, USA
• Vintage:  1949
• Details:  A really sweet collectible planter from Shawnee Pottery.  This is mold #573, an Asian couple sweetly leaning on each other, the man playing the mandolin, (actually this instrument is called a 'shamisen' but not well known).  This was part of a series of Asian / Oriental theme planters dressed in their native costumes including the traditional Asian sedge hat.  Lately Shawnee Pottery items have been increasing in price and there's a renewed interest in collecting these small planters, perhaps because they are still affordable and not a lot of space is needed to display them.  This piece is marked on the bottom: "USA 573", we were able to date it to 1949 by sourcing a Shawnee catalog from that  year.  This one is in absolutely perfect condition, great gift for a Shawnee Pottery collector!
• Material: Ceramic
• Dimensions:  3.5 inches Tall, 4.25 inches Wide and 3.25 inches Deep
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Condition.  No issues noted.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

Shawnee Pottery was started in August of 1937 in the former American Encaustic facility in Zanesville, Ohio. At first they made decorative items like figurines, cookie jars, flower pots, novelty items and vases and sold them at very low prices at the "five and dime" stores. However, when Sears Roebuck and Company asked Shawnee Pottery to design a line of dinnerware known as Valencia exclusively for their stores, (1938 to 1940), their brand grew and they became a very successful company.   In 1941 they released their White Corn line that proved so popular the pattern was slightly changed in 1946, to brighter yellow kernels, re-named Corn King, and the line expanded to include mugs, cereal bowls, relish trays, butter dishes, and lidded casserole and much more.  Unfortunately, due to increased foreign competition after WWII, sales declined. The business was finally closed in 1961.  One of their most coveted items, the Shawnee cookie jars, remain highly collectible.