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All auctions / Porcelain & Pottery / Michelle Erickson (VA), Two Sgraffito Decorated Redware Pottery Works
Hampton, Virginia, contemporary, yellow lead gazed earthenware, including a tall pitcher form with globular body, decorated in floral motifs and "IL / 1669" to the central tulip (12 3/4 x 9x 9 in.); and a double handled jug with pierced neck, copper green splash glazes and sgraffito Liberty eagle, the reverse with inscription "In this jug there is / good liquor / fit for either priest or friar, -but to drink and not to Spill / Will try the utmost of your Skill." (9 1/2 in.). From the Featured Collection of Sharon and Richard Densmore, Charleston, South Carolina Michelle Erickson is internationally recognized for her mastery of colonial-era ceramic techniques used in her creation of 21st century social political and environmental narratives. Her works are distinguished by insightful commentary on the universal character of the human spirit. Erickson’s highly sought creations have reinvigorated distinguished decorative arts collections by connecting past and present. Her pieces have been the first contemporary ceramic art acquired by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, NY-Historical Society, the Chipstone Foundation and more. Her pieces are in the collections of major museums in America and Britain that include the Museum of Art and Design, the Seattle Art Museum, the Potteries Museums Stoke on Trent, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Michelle was Artist in Residence at the V&A in the category of World Class Maker in 2012. During her tenure, she created three films on her work in the rediscovery of British ceramic techniques in collaboration with the V&A and the Chipstone Foundation Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Good estate condition.
Estimate:$250
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SVEN ERIK SKAWONIUS. "Tulip", tekoppar, 2 st., Gefle Porslinsfabriker
10/12/2026
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