EX. RARE 5 PIECE SET OF HEATH CERAMICS MULTI - COLORED TEA BOWLS /CUPS 1948 - 1952
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:12626781 | Model: Coupe |
| Object Type: Tea Cup | Style: Mid-Century Modern |
| Color: Multi-Color | Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original |
| Brand: Heath Ceramics |
EX. RARE SET OF 5 HEATH CERAMICS MULTI-COLORED TEA BOWLS 1948-1952. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.You are bidding on an extremely rare original set of 5 Edith Heath multi-colored tea bowls with Onyx exteriors by famed ceramist Edith Heath thrown and fired around 1948-1952.These rare Japanese-Style tea bowls or tea cups are multi-function and can also serve as sauce bowls. They are experimental and were only produced for a few years and are both extremely desirable ...and very hard to find. Heath Ceramics had a strong Japanese influence from potters like Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, two of the premier studio potters of the 20th Century who had a strong influence on studio ceramics, including Heath pottery from the very beginnings of Edith's career as a pioneer potter in the Mid-Century style.Each bowl features a classic Onyx-glazed exterior and a different bright glazed interior. They measure 2" H x 3.5" W and work beautifully with standard or individual Heath teapots. The bowls are in excellent vintage condition free from chips, cracks, bruises or repairs. Each is marked with the Heath Ceramics, form number and USA. Don't miss this opportunity to add this rare multi-color Heath Pottery Japanese-Style Tea Bowls Tea Cups to your Mid-Century Modern Studio ceramic collection. It is compatible with Danish Modern, Knoll Mid-Century interiors with furniture and other objects by Isamu Noguchi, Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and other luminaries. The group complements ceramic collections by the Natzlers, Marguerite Wildenhain, Vivika and Otto Heino, who also used combed decoration on their objects, and other fine potters of the era.
