Vintage
Vintage Diminutive Pink Matte Glazed Incised Ceramic Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$225.00Studio ceramic variegated 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 pink, brown, and green, 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: 2.88″ x Diameter: 3.75″
Petite Vintage Green Glaze Studio Ceramic Sgraffito Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$200.00Glazed studio pottery bud vase 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 piece dates to the early 1990s, based on the signature “D. Nichols,” which she used during that era and features a variegated green glaze with sgraffito pattern and stippled detail. The dense textures and vibrant palette contrast nicely with the diminutive form.
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: 3.63″ x Diameter: 2.75″
Petite Vintage Slate Glazed Studio Stoneware Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$250.00Glazed stoneware bud vase 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 elegant, diminutive studio piece dates to the early 1990s, based on the signature “D. Nichols,” which she used during that era and features a bulbous-form vessel in thick charcoal/slate glaze, both metallic and matte, an unusual palette for Nichols who favored earth tones.
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: 3.25″ x Diameter: 3″
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″
Vintage Studio Pottery Indigo “Thyme” Herb Cylindrical Vessel by Deanna Nichols
$150.00Diminutive stoneware vessel by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri) designed specifically for housing thyme, as indicated, but additionally suitable for use as a bud vase.
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 last image).
1970s studio piece (works made between 1971-79 were stamped “Nichols Ferenbach”) composed of a variegated indigo glaze with sgraffito letters and incised abstract pattern on 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: 4″ x Diameter: 2.63″
Vintage Petite Studio Ceramic Green Lidded Sugar Bowl by Deanna Nichols
$200.00Variegated green studio ceramic lidded sugar bowl 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 last image).
This diminutive studio piece from Nichols’ early, post-graduate era (late 1960s) possesses an organic sculptural quality furthered by the jade-tone green glaze employed. Blue linear accents and brown stippled detail enhance the texture of the piece.
Very good, vintage condition with natural crazing present (no losses/damage).
Unsigned – from the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her work.
From the artist:
“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: 2.75″ x Diameter: 3.75″
Set of Three Vintage Amber Glass Apothecary Bottles by Owens Illinois Glass Co.
$375.00Set of three vintage American amber glass apothecary/medicine bottles known as “Druggist’s Packing Bottles” coined by the Illinois Glass Company, an early producer in the US of these particular bottles.
At least two of these examples were manufactured by Owens-Illinois Glass Co. of Toledo Ohio, evidenced by the brand cypher present to the reverse of two of the three bottles (ca. 1930, USA).
Composed of ‘blown-to-mold’ glass, a method accepted as ‘hand-blowing’, exhibiting a smattering of bubbles within the glass itself (molds were incorporated in manufacturing and hand-finished). Further, amber glass was used to protect light-sensitive materials.
Minimal wear present (light scuffing). One bottle has a rough top edge (not damage or loss — the rough edge is smooth and occurred during manufacturing).
H: 13.5″ x Diameter: 5.5″
Set of Two Vintage Amber Glass Apothecary Bottles by Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
$250.00Set of two vintage American amber glass apothecary/medicine bottles known as “Druggist’s Packing Bottles” coined by the Illinois Glass Company, an early producer in the US of these particular bottles. Both of these examples were manufactured by Owens-Illinois Glass Co. of Toledo Ohio, evidenced by the brand cypher present to the reverse (ca. 1930, USA).
Composed of ‘blown-to-mold’ glass, a method accepted as ‘hand-blowing’, exhibiting a smattering of bubbles within the glass itself (molds were incorporated in manufacturing and hand-finished). Further, amber glass was used to protect light-sensitive materials.
One of the two bottles retains the “Kenney Pharmacy 156 Lisbon Street Lewiston, Maine ” label indicating it stored “Syrup Tar,” which was formerly marketed as a remedy for respiratory ailments.
The other bottle bears no such pharmacist label and shows moderate exterior soiling from age/use.
Both retain cork stoppers.
H: 14″ x Diameter: 5.5″
Italian Modern Enamel on Copper “Apple” Dish by Rame d’Arte Lavorazione Laurana
$295.00Italian modernist apple (mela) form enamel on copper dish handmade by studio Laurana, which was founded by Franco Bastianelli (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Unique design with rich colors and patterns depicting an abstraction of an apple’s interior.
Nice contrast of modernist attributes with Brutalist and crude characteristics – the purposeful asymmetry of the piece, involving hand-forming/bending one of the edges to better resemble an apple’s shape adds to the piece’s uniqueness.
Good, vintage condition with moderate age-commensurate crazing present; no enamel losses.
Signed Laurana and retains the label indicating “Rame d’Arte Lavorazione a Mano” or “copper art processing/manufacturing by hand.”
H: 2.38″ x L: 7.25″ x D: 7.63″
Danish Modernist “Blue Shark” Salad Servers by Svend Siune for Georg Jensen
$400.00Modernist, sculptural salad servers/tongs in stainless steel designed by Svend Siune for Georg Jensen for the “Blue Shark” line (ca. 1965, Denmark).
Named for its smooth, shark-like form, “Blue Shark” is perhaps the sleekest, most organic design produced by Jensen.
Functional art, guaranteed to enhance any tabletop display.
Matte stainless steel shows normal wear consistent with age/use (scuffs, as shown). Good, vintage condition with no losses or structural defects.
Relatively small size for salad servers –
H: 1.13″ x L: 8.13″ x D: 2.13″
Vintage Geometric Decorative Bowl by Gunvor Olin Gronqvist for Arabia of Finland
$225.00Vintage decorative ceramic bowl with hand-painted design by Gunvor Olin Gronqvist for Arabia (ca. 1960s, Finland).
Features a brown and tan diamond and triangular geometric pattern on the interior with light blue accents and scalloped edge, all contrasted by the pale lemon glaze present to sides and reverse.
Attractive color palette and unique design.
Signed “ARABIA GO” to the reverse.
H: 2.38″ x Diameter: 7.5″