Ben Seibel and the Haeger "S Series"

In the world inhabited by serious collectors of china and other ceramics, an unsolved mystery frequently raises a debate. Did Ben Seibel design the "S Series" for Haeger or not?

We recently picked up this beautiful blue 16" Royal Haeger pitcher at auction which was attributed to Ben Seibel. As I always do, I began to research the piece.

Royal Haeger flower pitcher

I located a forum discussion about the same Royal Haeger flower pitcher in a shiny black glaze.

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Some of the forum participants were convinced that this is a Seibel design, while others needed more proof. A couple thought the pitcher was reminiscent of Seibel's Forum International pitcher:

Forum International
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However, I think it is even more similar to the design of the pitcher in the Impromptu series that Seibel did for Iroquois.

Iroquois Impromptu Pyramids
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For now, the jury is out until someone finds an old ad or some archived piece of Haeger history. What do you think?

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