THE RUMPH - Lionstone Whiskey Water Pitcher

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Added by:
Vic Kroll
from Punta Gorda, FL on 02/09/2003

Added by:
Vic Kroll
from Punta Gorda, FL on 02/09/2003

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Terrys Toy House
from Lafayette, IN on 07/13/2003

Lionstone Whiskey Water Pitcher

This water Pitcher is 8-1/2" high and everyone that was made was decorated differently. It is not signed by Rumph but many Rumph collectors believe He had a hand in it's making.

Produced: 1973
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Added on: 02/09/2003
Added by: Vic Kroll (

email me!) from Punta Gorda, FL
Current Estimated Value in Excellent Condition: $50-$100

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It was made by California Originals and is ? 1973 which is about the time Jim Rumph was either working with or for this Company.
Added by Vic Kroll from Punta Gorda, FL on 02/09/2003

Recently an ebayer sold one of these Lionstone lion pitchers marked Joe Kauenburger. So while there is a similarity in glaze to some of Jim's pieces, many ceramists used an iron oxide wash on their stoneware pieces. Just look at the cutesy face of the lion. Jim did that? I don't think so. I visited Jim's studio several times in 1973. There was no lion pitcher there then.
Added by Glenn Corning from Santa Barbara on 03/20/2006