Van Briggle Pottery

Van Briggle Pottery is an American art pottery company that was founded in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1901 by Dutch-American potter, Artus Van Briggle. The company was known for its Arts and Crafts-style pottery and its iconic matte glazes in natural colors. Van Briggle's innovative glaze techniques and unique designs quickly gained popularity, and the pottery became highly sought after by art collectors.

The company experienced several changes in ownership and location over the years, but continued to produce handcrafted pottery until it closed in 2012. Today, Van Briggle Pottery is considered to be some of the finest American art pottery and is highly prized by collectors.

Collecting Van Briggle pottery is an excellent choice as it is still available at somewhat reasonable prices. Other familiar pottery names like Roseville, Weller, Rookwood, and McCoy which have been collected for much longer have seen their prices peak and then fall. Bottom line — they've simply been over-collected.

This makes collecting Van Briggle pottery not only less-costly, it enables you to build a collection that's more unique than the ubiquitous brands mentioned above.