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"Airplane over the Earth, " Rare Art Deco Bowl by Ravilious for Wedgwood

$450
£340.14
€390.89
CA$626.62
A$697.09
CHF 365.42
MX$8,518.29
NOK 4,653.22
SEK 4,380.36
DKK 2,917.82
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About the Item

Designed by Eric Ravilious, one of England's great graphic artists and painters in the pre-war era, for Wedgwood's "Travel" line of table porcelains, this rare bowl shows an airplane soaring over an ethereal cluster of orbs, including the earth, the sun and a series of billowing clouds. Ravilious designed the Travel series in the 1930s, but the war's intervention preventing any larger production of the ware until the 1950s.
  • Creator:
    Eric Ravilious (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 8.13 in (20.66 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1950s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU86511251252

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