Click here to read about Consignment Sales.

Starting in the fall of 2005, Mark returned to his profession as a (part-time) instructor of writing and other general-education courses (at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio). For information about his activities, please read the News page.

Mark Bassett can not provide you with any ID's or appraisals. Sorry!

He does not have any interest in the concept of values or appraisals, nor does he consider himself an expert in that subject. Meanwhile, with numerous specialized books on pottery available, along with Ebay and other on-line resources, there is no reason you cannot conduct your own research and come up with values yourself.

Instead of trying to get a "quick fix" by emailing or telephoning folks whose names you find on the Net...      I personally recommend...

Join the American Art Pottery Association, and you can find LOTS of other folks who love to speculate about makers, values, and related topics... and read the AAPA's outstanding bimonthly journal, for which Mark serves as Book Review Editor. The AAPA also runs a pottery discussion group, runs photos of unidentified pots on its website, and also offers services such as an on-line translator of foreign phrases into English.                Meanwhile ...

Click here to read about Consignment Sales.

Mark DOES enjoy taking selected consignments on commission from collectors, to be offered for sale at one of the shows in which he participates as an exhibitor/dealer. In particular, the annual July "Pottery Festival" in Zanesville and Cambridge, Ohio, is an outstanding opportunity for selling your rarest items.

Consultations are free, and the commission is reasonable. References available upon request. Be sure also to read about the Roseville Tourist wall pocket that Mark sold on consignment a few years ago.



If you are planning to attend an antique show or pottery-related event, why not bring along that pot you haven't been able to identify? Pottery lovers enjoy testing their knowledge, and it is easy to gather a variety of opinions that way. In no time, you will discover that the maker of your piece can be narrowed down to just a few likely manufacturers.

This is the ideal place to find several dozen folks who won't mind giving you guestimates of value and all kinds of other advice.

While at an antique show, Mark Bassett (like other pottery lovers) enjoys speaking with everyone about our various collections, research activities and other interests. In that setting, he is often invited to offer his "two cents" about an unmarked pot and is happy to do so. 

No one should expect to conduct all research on a pot's maker and/or value exclusively on the Internet!  (You'll get what you paid for.)

Reference books and first-hand study are also essential to a fuller appreciation of our ceramic art history.