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"Flying Phoenix Bird, " Spectacular Set of Lemon Yellow Art Deco Dishes, Gregory

About the Item

Entirely unique and vividly glazed in tones of lemon yellow, silver and white, this set of 21 Art Deco dishes includes a very unusual large bowl, 10 dinner plates and 10 dessert plates. Each piece features a central, flying phoenix, grandly fitted out in flashy plumage, finished in a mirrored silver glaze. The ground of each piece is finished in a lovely yellow glaze that was highly unusual for the artist, Waylande Gregory. The artist was prodigious and indefatigable over a long career, producing a wide range of sculptures and wares in ceramic beginning in his college days, through his years working with Lorado Taft and later when he created large multi-figure pieces for WPA projects, institutions and public parks. One remarkable example is a fountain sculpture -- "Light Dispelling Darkness" -- in Roosevelt Park in Edison, New Jersey, which has recently been restored. The bowl is 11 inches in diameter and 4.25 inches high; the dinner plates are 10.5 inches and the dessert plates are 7.25 inches in diameter. (Dimensions listed below are for dinner plates.)
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.88 in (2.24 cm)Diameter: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 21
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Porcelain,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1940s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Overall excellent; some plates show rubbing or losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865119018592
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