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Mathilde Schaefer

Mathilde Schaefer was known as an instructor of pottery and sculpture at the Desert School of Art, in Scottsdale. She was born in New York City and studied with Raoul Josset and Walter Lemcke. In 1938, she began exhibiting at the Art Institute of Chicago. She married Arizona artist Lew Davis, and they moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where she maintained a studio. Her sculpture is in numerous collections, including that of International Business Machines, Museum of Northern Arizona and Katherene Legge Memorial in Hinsdale, Illinois.

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Creator: Mathilde Schaefer
Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif
Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif

Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif

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Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif

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Located in Phoenix, AZ

Beautiful and whimsical ceramic vase handmade by celebrated artist Mathilde Schaefer, wife of noted Arizona artist Lew Davis. This unusual and rare terra cotta vase with a glazed turquoise interior (and other glazed portions: manes, tails, hooves and eyes), is dated 1949 on the bottom in pencil and marked "Desert Kilns Arizona." Also inscribed in pencil on the bottom: “Merry Christmas from Bill Benton.” We are not certain who the recipient was but the vase was owned and given as a gift by Bill Benton, a Senator from Connecticut who wintered in Arizona. He was a friend of Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s when Arizona and Phoenix in particular had a very active art community. Known in Arizona in the 1960s as an instructor of pottery and sculpture at the Desert School of Art in Scottsdale and also as the wife of artist Lew Davis, she was born in New York City and studied with Raoul Josset and Walter Lemcke. In 1938, she began exhibiting at the Art Institute of Chicago. She married Davis and they moved to Scottsdale, Arizona where she maintained a studio. Her sculpture is in numerous collections including that of International Business Machines...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mathilde Schaefer

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Mathilde Schaefer furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Mathilde Schaefer furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of clay and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Mathilde Schaefer furniture, although pink editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Mathilde Schaefer were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Higgins Glass, Peter Schlumbohm, and Eva Zeisel. Prices for Mathilde Schaefer furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,400 and can go as high as $1,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,400.

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