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Harrison Mcintosh Signed Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Pottery Sake Liqueur Cups

$1,995per set
£1,515.25per set
€1,742.82per set
CA$2,787.41per set
A$3,108.27per set
CHF 1,621.76per set
MX$38,139.68per set
NOK 20,642.48per set
SEK 19,558.30per set
DKK 13,007.28per set
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An exquisitely formed and deeply blue glazed set of six ceramic sake/ liqueur cups by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Harrison McIntosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern designed ceramics. Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, McIntosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California The Huntington Library, San Marino, California American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona Belgian Royal Collection, Ostend, Belgium Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York Haggin Museum, Stockton, California Ikenobo Society, Kyoto, Japan Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California Mills College Art Museum, Mills College, Oakland, California Mingei Museum, Karashki, Japan Musée Des Arts Décoratifs, Louvre, Paris Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey Oakland Museum, Oakland, California Pomona College, Claremont, California Scripps College, Claremont, California Smithsonian American Art Museum. Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut Each cup signed on the base with his early cursive signature. Would be an amazing addition to any collectors of his or other midcentury artists' work. A rather rare and scarce set. We have not seen another set like them. Individual cup dimensions: 2" high, 1.75" diameter.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Diameter: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 6
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950s
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Five cups are in very good vintage condition. One was cracked and previously repaired some time ago (please see photo). A beautiful and rare set overall. Five cups are in very good vintage condition with no discernable flaws, chips, cracks, etc... One cup was previously repaired some time ago (please see photos). A wonderful and rather unique and scarce set overall by a famed ceramic master.
  • Seller Location:
    Studio City, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2254322023632

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