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Small Porcelain Dish by Johannes Hedegaard for Royal Copenhagen
Small porcelain plate (pin, trinket, small soap dish) with a graceful cobalt line drawing of a woman with a flower in her mouth. Designed in the 1950s by Johannes Hedegaard for Royal Copenhagen.
The back of the dish is marked: Royal Copenhagen Denmark 4451 NGX Johannes Hedegaard.
.75″ H x 4.5″ Diameter
Does not include small easel
Small Red Vintage Dutch Enamel on Copper Decorative Dish
Small, round Mid-Century Modern enamel on copper decorative dish (likely Dutch given provenance and the pattern / color on the underside). Asymmetrical pattern of lines, splatters, and circles.
A beautiful piece of enamel that can be used for display purposes or as a small soap / keys / pin / jewelry dish.
Dish is in good, vintage condition with edge wear / crazing, as shown.
We have the companion dish to this example listed separately (same size; different pattern / colors).
Does not include easel.
3.75ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 3.75ʺH
Small Stoneware Bowl with Metallic Graphite Glaze Signed “Polk 71”
1971 Polk studio stoneware petite bowl featuring a metallic graphite glaze with interesting textural elements. The bottom portion is perforated with an asymmetrical smattering of orange circles.
“Polk ’71” signature present to the underside.
Diameter: 4.75″
H: 4.25″
Internal Note: P6
Small Studio Ceramic Matte Glazed Incised Ceramic Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$225.00Variegated stoneware bud vase with drainage hole 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 cream with pink, brown, and blue accents, 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: 2″ x Diameter: 2.88″
Small Swedish Modern Dala Horse by Grannas Olsson
Swedish Dala Horse designed by Grannas Anders Olsson and manufactured circa 1950, featuring hand-painted detail in an attractive palette of colors.
Small size: H: 4″ x L: 3.75″ x D: 1.25″
Retains the original GA Olsson (Grannas Anders Olsson) sticker to the underside.
Very good, vintage condition with nice patina/normal age.
Small Vintage Country Winterscape Framed Enamel on Copper
Small enamel on copper depicting a winter-landscape with ice skaters skating amid trees and a quaint country house. Whimsical, festive piece with bold colors and charming subject. Artist signed ‘Shaw.’
Ping-pong ball is for scale. Does not include easel.
7.5ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 6.5ʺH
Small Vintage Green and Beige Speckled Stoneware Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$175.00Pinched stoneware vase with drainage hole 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).
Circa 1979 studio piece featuring a square vessel atop a round base, giving the piece an asymmetrical shape, in organic, earthen hues of white and green with brown stippled detail and ribbed texture.
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″ x L: 3.25″ x D: 3.25″
Small Vintage Handcarved Modernist Organic Form Wooden Sculpture on Base Signed
$700.00Modernist organic-form sculpture on base – all hand-carved from one continuous piece of wood (circa 1950s, USA).
Subject resembles an abstract ampersand.
Very good, vintage condition – rich patina present along with light, age-commensurate wear.
Unique tabletop decorative objet a’dart, presenting well from all angles.
Signed “NOL” to the underside.
Small size – H: 9″ x L: 2.88″ x D: 2.25″
Small Vintage Ironwood Whale
Small whale figure circa 1970s sculpted from iron wood (an extremely dense wood, challenging to carve with such detail). Nice texture and wood grain.
We have a total of the 3 ironwood whales in total (another one similar in aesthetic to this one but slightly larger, and a third, slimmer / longer one).
7ʺW × 2ʺD × 3ʺH
Small Vintage Israeli Stoneware Bud Vase by Sarah for Lapid
1960s small carafe / bud vase (5.75″ H x 4.5″ Diameter) designed by artist, “Sarah” for Lapid Pottery Works in Tel Aviv, Israel. Composed of a slip cast stoneware mottled vessel, which has been hand-painted. Lovely piece of Israeli studio ceramics in excellent, vintage condition.
Signed ‘Lapid Israel Sarah’ to the underside.
Small Vintage Italian Modern Pink Table/Wall-Mounted Fan
$250.00Small Italian modernist fan in pink and cream with adjustable metal base (ca. 1960s, Italy).
There are rubber ‘foot’ stoppers for surface protection along with one bracket for wall mounting.
Very good, vintage working order with only a few light scuffs, as shown.
Retains the original Italian plug, which will be changed for US use, unless requested otherwise.
We have a second fan (in red) available separately. This listing is only for the pink fan.
H: 9.63″ x L: 8.5″ x D: 6.75″
Base measures: L: 6.75″ x D: 7″
Small Vintage Italian Modern Red Table/Wall-Mounted Fan by MSM Milano
$250.00Small Italian modernist fan in red and beige with adjustable, black-metal base (ca. 1960s, Italy).
The pointed edge of the base can be hung if wall mounting if desired.
Very good, vintage working order with only a minor wear, as shown.
Retains the original Italian plug, which will be changed for US use, unless requested otherwise.
We have a second fan (in pink) available separately. This listing is only for the red fan.
H: 10″ x L: 8.5″ x D: 6.75″
Base measures: L: 6″ x D: 5.5″