Introduction: When you think of Gonder, you do not normally think of solid color glazes. However, they were used and can be found primarily on figural pieces and lamp bases. On rare occasion you may find a vase or planter in a solid color. It is my belief that near the end of production pieces were being produced in a solid color (without the pink interior) to reduce manufacturing costs. I have several examples of popular pieces from the Standard and Imperial Lines glazed in solid color glazes (E-5, H-73, H-77, J-30). These however are difficult to find. Because the shape is so common, many collectors pass these by, but because the color is hard to find, I tend to add them to my collection.
These glaze names are taken directly from sales sheets or catalog pages.
Black Gloss - uncommon glaze. Most often found on figural pieces and
lamps.
Standard - not generally used on this line.
Imperial - rarely found. Ex: #519, #521.
Original - commonly found. Ex: #207, #210, #217.
Ceramic Arts - rarely found. Ex: #777.
Lamp Bases - commonly found.
Celadon Green (#44) - seldom
seen solid color glaze. Found with pink interior.
Imperial - commonly found on Chinese shapes and figural pieces. Ex: #530,
#531, #540, #549.
Standard, Original, Ceramic Arts, Lamp Bases - not generally found on these
lines.
Chartreuse - most often found on figural pieces and
lamps.
Ceramic Arts - commonly found. Ex: #765, #766, #777.
Lamps Bases - commonly found.
Standard, Imperial, Original - not generally found on these
lines. I do note
that I have examples of this glaze on two popular pieces from the Standard
line. E-5, H-73.
Dove Grey - most often found on figural pieces
and lamps.
Imperial - commonly found on figural pieces. Ex: #545, #547, #551.
Ceramic Arts - commonly found. Ex: #765, #766, #777.
Lamp Bases - commonly found.
Standard, Original - not generally found on these
lines.
Forest Green - widely used on vases, figural pieces and lamp bases.
Interior of vases will nearly always be glazed in Forest Green.
Original - commonly found on figural pieces. Ex: #207, #210, #217.
Ceramic Arts - commonly found. Ex: #765, #766, #777.
Lamp Bases - commonly found.
Standard, Imperial - not generally found on these
lines.
Gunmetal Black - Matte glaze with shimmering luster appearance. Easily damaged glaze that requires gently cleaning. Rarely found
glaze.
*Note - there is a gloss black glaze that has hints of blue or green. I
have seen this on figures and it is truly different from a black gloss. This is
often referred to as Gunmetal by collectors. However, there is still no
evidence that Gunmetal is the accurate name. We do know that Gunmetal was used
by Bradley as is shown on the catalog pages.
Lamp Bases - commonly found on two versions of ship TV/Console lamps. Ex:
#1903, #1904.
Standard, Imperial, Original, Ceramic Arts - not generally found on these
lines.
Ivory White Gloss - uncommon glaze. Found with white
interiors. My examples are marked in script indicating later production.
Standard, Imperial - rarely found. Ex: J-31.
Ceramic Arts - rarely found. Ex: #777.
Lamp Bases - commonly found. Ex: #587, #588.
Original - not generally found on these
lines.
Ivory White Matte
(#45) - early production pieces from Standard line. This glaze was used on
pieces produced at Florence for RumRill. Note that many of these pieces are
marked only with the mold number and USA on the bottom. These have been found
with a Gonder paper label. Without a paper label, we cannot assign these to
Gonder. Some collectors seek out these early pieces since Gonder did manage the
production at Florence. These pieces are generally glazed white on the
interiors.
Standard - rarely found. Ex: E-5 (old style), H-67.
Imperial line - used only for bases of Chinese shapes. Ex: #527/B, #530/B,
#531/B, #533/B, #534/B and #535/B.
Lamp Bases - commonly found.
Original, Ceramic Arts - not generally found on these
lines.
Ming Blue - solid dark blue (cobalt) glaze used with
signature pink interior. The RAREST of the Gonder glazes in my opinion. The
Ming Blue name is identified in catalog pages from 1943 (I found this
information in the new RumRill book by Fischer).
Imperial - rarely found on Chinese shapes and figural pieces. Ex: #519,
#533, #534, #535.
Standard, Original, Ceramic Arts, Lamp Bases - not generally found on these
lines.
Ming Yellow (#43) - solid yellow glaze used with signature
pink interior. This glaze does NOT have any other colors mixed in. It is often
confused with a lustre glaze which by contrast does have pink, blue and green
mixed in the glaze.
Imperial - commonly found on Chinese shapes and figural pieces. Ex: #530,
#531, #533, #534, #535, #537, #540.
Standard, Original, Ceramic Arts, Lamp Bases - not generally found on these
lines.
Nubian Black (#46) - matte glaze. Found on bases for
Chinese vases and jars from the Imperial line. Found on ashtrays from Original
line.
Imperial line - used only for bases of Chinese shapes. Ex: #527/B, #530/B,
#531/B, #533/B, #534/B and #535/B.
Original - commonly found on ashtrays. Ex: #806, #809.
Standard, Ceramic Arts, Lamp Bases - not generally found on these
lines.
Royal Blue - seldom seen as solid color glaze (usually
found with White Drip). Interior of vases will nearly always be glazed in Royal
Blue.
Standard - rarely found. Ex: E-365, H-77.
Imperial - rarely found. Ex: #540.
Original, Ceramic Arts, Lamp Bases - not generally found on these
lines.
Victorian Wine - most often found on figural pieces and
lamps.
Imperial - found on figural pieces. Ex: #545, #547, #551.
Original - found on bookends and figural pieces. Ex: #582, #773, #774.
