Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Lettuce Ware Porcelain Sculpture in the Style of Dodie Thayer

About the Item

A very beautiful, one-of-a kind, red radicchio porcelain lettuce ware/lettuce leaf head sculpture by artist/sculptor, Katherine Houston, circa late-20th century, USA. In the Trompe L'Oeil style. Beautifully designed, handmade and hand painted, hard paste porcelain. Signed and dated ('96) on underside as shown in last image. A collectable piece. A special piece for a dining table, display cabinet, etc. Dimensions: 5.5" x 6" x 3.75" Height. About: Katherine Houston is a living artist working in an 18th century technique, adapting the techniques and masterful creations of the past. She is one of the few artists in the world carrying on a tradition of hand sculpting hard paste porcelain, decorated with a broad range of color over glazes. Ms. Houston is directly influenced by 18th century German Meissen and Frech Sèvres porcelain. Her work is predominantly botanical themes of fruits, vegetables, leaves and flowers. Her painstaking attention to detail, her devotion to the exploration of color and depth of palette, and her earthy yet elegant designs have established her as a preeminent artist in the field. Ms. Houston has lectured and demonstrated her technique around the country in numerous museums and associations: Bayou Bend, Houston, TX; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; RISDI, Providence, RI; Museum of Art, Kalamazoo, MI and Charlotte, NC; Hartford Athenaeum, Hartford, CT; Peabody Essex, Salem, MA; Philadelphia Garden Show in PA and many others. She has regularly exhibited at the New York Ceramics Fair; the Palm Beach Art and Antiques Show, the Baltimore Art and Antique Show, and also in Greenwich, CT, Winterthur, DE and Philadelphia, PA. The decorative porcelain artwork of Katherine Houston is collected throughout the United States, in Europe, South America, and Japan. Her work can be seen at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut, which houses an internationally acclaimed porcelain collection. Ms. Houston has been commissioned by The White House to create an exclusive work of art and has been represented at some of the finest luxury stores in New York and beyond.
  • Creator:
    Katherine Houston (Sculptor)
  • Similar to:
    Dodie Thayer (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 20th century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. - Very Good condition with some minor wear to a few lettuce leaves, as shown.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1314239388852
More From This SellerView All
  • German Meissen Blue and White Porcelain Kitchen Pieces
    By Meissen Porcelain
    Located in New York, NY
    A beautiful antique set of 6 German Meissen blue and white onion pattern porcelain kitchen cooking pieces/utenciles with wood turned hand...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain, Wood

  • Colorful Austrian Porcelain Enamel Bowl or Jewelry Dish with Flower Design
    Located in New York, NY
    A colorful porcelain enamel Austrian bowl, jewelry dish or vide-poche (catch-all), circa mid-20th century, Austria. Dish has detailed enamel design of flowers, leaves, and swirls. Ma...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Austrian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

    Materials

    Enamel, Metal

  • Black Vases Organic Modern Style Euro '90s, Pair
    Located in New York, NY
    A beautiful pair of very tall European organic modern style black ceramic vases, Portugal, circa late-20th century, 1990s. Glazed ceramic vases have a high-gloss or lacquer look and ...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Portuguese Organic Modern Ceramics

    Materials

    Pottery, Ceramic

  • Tribal Sculpture Male Warrior Figure in the Style of Hagenauer
    Located in New York, NY
    A small bronze male tribal warrior figure sculpture piece, in the style of Hagenauer, Tribal style, circa 20th century. A male bronze tribal figure holdi...
    Category

    20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Brass, Bronze

  • English Adderley Ware Porcelain Plates, Pair
    By Adderley Ware
    Located in New York, NY
    A pair of English fine bone china porcelain plates with a beautiful floral botanical center design, by Adderley Ware, circa early-20th century, England. Plates have a beautiful, rais...
    Category

    Early 20th Century English Dinner Plates

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Faces Sculpture Vase in the Fornasetti Style
    By Piero Fornasetti, Jonathan Adler
    Located in New York, NY
    A relatively large white ceramic face or 'faces' vase in the style of Italian designer Piero Fornasetti. This sculpture vase can make a great statem...
    Category

    Early 2000s Vases

    Materials

    Ceramic

You May Also Like
  • Green Ceramic Lettuce Cabbageware Serving Tureen After Dodie Thayer
    By Dodie Thayer
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    A muted green cabbage motif tureen with lid and serving saucer. This iconic pattern will be a great accent for your next dinner party. Slightly larger than a soup bowl, this piece wi...
    Category

    20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Dodie Thayer Large Lettuce Ware Pottery Tureen and Underdish, Dated 1973
    By Dodie Thayer
    Located in Downingtown, PA
    Dodie Thayer Large Lettuce Ware Pottery Tureen and Underdish, Dated 1973 A naturalistically modelled large trompe l'oeil pottery lettuce ware leaf soup tureen and underdish with cov...
    Category

    Vintage 1970s American Georgian Soup Tureens

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Green Ceramic Lettuce Cabbageware Serving Tureen after Dodie Thayer
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    A bright green cabbage motif tureen with lid and serving saucer. This iconic pattern will be a great accent for your next dinner party. Slightly larger than a soup bowl, this piece w...
    Category

    20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

    Materials

    Ceramic, Paint

  • Large Yellow Ceramic Portuguese Lettuceware Serving Bowl After Dodie Thayer
    By Dodie Thayer
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    Round Hollywood Regency glazed lettuceware serving bowl in yellow by Secla. Lettuceware or cabbageware was first made popular by Dodie Thayer, ...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Portuguese Hollywood Regency Ceramics

    Materials

    Ceramic, Paint

  • Mid-Century Restaurant Ware Porcelain Bowls in White and Green, Set of 3 1960s
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    A set of three heavy restaurant ware bowls in green and white. Vintage restaurant ware is making a comeback in entertaining. Known for their strength and versatility, they seem to last forever. This set is from Shenango China...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Rambervillers, French Ceramic Sculpture in the Form of a Cyclist
    Located in Copenhagen, DK
    Rambervillers, a French ceramic sculpture in the form of a cyclist with beautiful eosin glaze. "Pont Neuf - Fismes" prize from French cycling...
    Category

    Vintage 1970s French Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Ceramic

Recently Viewed

View All