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Large Mid-20th Century, American Modern Studio Stoneware Bottle by Kay Finch
$2,400.00Monumental stoneware vase/bottle with button stopper in matte dark brown glaze by Kay Finch Ceramics, which operated in Corona Del Mar, California from 1935-1963.
This 1950s example, in addition to its unusually large scale, is a more refined, modernist studio work from Kay Finch, who were more commonly associated with whimsical ceramic works depicting animals or children.
Impressive objet d’art in very fine, vintage condition.
height: 20.25″ x length: 11.5″ x diameter: 4.25″
diameter of the stopper: 4.75″
Martz for Marshall Studios Stoneware Coffee / Tea Set
Complete tea set from Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios in rare sky blue matte glaze with Incised linear decoration throughout. The original leather wrap and cork top are intact on the teapot. This set is pristine; there is no trace that any of the pieces were even used. The teapot retains the original Marshall Studios label, and each individual piece is signed ‘Martz’ with the respective model number. This set was first available in 1957; this example is likely a 1960s model, given the color. Each cup is: 2.5″ H x 2.75″ diameter (provided dimensions are for the tea pot alone).
H: 10.25″ x W: 4.5″ x D: 7″
Pair of Tall Martz for Marshall Studios Stoneware Table Lamps
These table lamps (Model M203-28) were designed by Jane and Gordon Martz in the late 1950s for Marshall Studios. These uncommon examples are stained oak with a matte charcoal glaze. These are minimal, yet striking with dramatic contrast between the matte of the charcoal bases and the rich sheen of the brown, stained oak. Signed ‘Martz.’ Shades not included. Rewired. Measures: Height to top of finial 34.5″ height to top of socket 25″.
H: 25″ x Diameter: 7″
Vintage Pink Matte Glazed Incised Ceramic Vase / Planter by Deanna Nichols
$300.00Studio ceramic vase/planter by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California (1967), Nichols was educated in painting and complex pottery making techniques at an academic level and later served as an educator at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA, and The Chrysler Museum School in Norfolk, VA.
The second floor of the new student center at Kansas City Art Institute is named for Nichols (see image).
This circa 1979 studio piece possesses a subdued, organic form with attractive colors of pale pink, light green, and brown featuring a design with incised sinuous lines reminiscent of the linear pattern and shape of certain sea shells.
Incised “Nichols” signature present to the reverse.
From the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces.
“I fell under the spell of the wheel, loving the physical beauty of the moves required to form clay and the sense of peace that came from throwing. Function has always been the thing that made it work for me. That and the people who take the pieces into their lives and make it all relevant. Should this lump of clay become a vessel and Should it dry without crack, Fire without flaw and Serve without breaking, Then may it claim For its maker A tiny bit of immortality.” – Deanna Nichols, 2008
H: 3.5″ x Diameter: 5.25″