THIS THIRTY SIX PIECE SET OF RUSSEL WRIGHT RARE VINTAGE 1950’S MID CENTURY MODERN BLACK PEPPER HIGHLIGHT CERAMIC DINNERWARE IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE SERVICE FOR EIGHT SET, TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE MID CENTURY MODERNIST DINNERWARE SET IS DESIGNED BY RUSSEL WRIGHT, MADE IN THE UNITED STATES BY PADEN CITY POTTERY COMPANY, DISTRIBUTED BY JUSTIN THRARAUD & SON. THE MINIMALIST MID CENTURY MODERN STYLE DESIGN WITH SUBTLE SCULPTURAL DETAILS IS OUTSTANDING AND IMPRESSIVE IN THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK PEPPER PALETTE. RUSSEL WRIGHT (1904 – 1976) WAS AN AMERICAN MODERNIST INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER. BEGINNING IN THE LATE 1920’S THROUGH THE 1960’S, WRIGHT CREATED A SUCCESSION OF ARTISTICALLY DISTINCTIVE AND COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ITEMS THAT HELPED BRING MODERN DESIGN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. HIS METHOD OF DESIGN CAME FROM THE BELIEF THAT THE TABLE WAS THE CENTER OF THE HOME. DESIGNING IN LAYERS FROM THERE OUTWARDS, HE DESIGNED TABLEWARE TO LARGER FURNITURE, ARCHITECTURE TO LANDSCAPING, ALL ACCORDING TO HIS CONCEPT OF EASY, INFORMAL LIVING. IT WAS THROUGH HIS HOUSEWARES AND FURNISHINGS THAT HE REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY AMERICANS LIVED AND ORGANIZED THEIR HOMES IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY. THE HIGHLIGHT DINNERWARE COLLECTION DESIGNED BY WRIGHT WAS PRODUCED FOR ONLY A VERY SHORT TIME FROM 1951 TO 1953. THE ELEGANT MODERNIST CERAMIC DINNERWARE WON NUMEROUS DESIGN AWARDS INCLUDING THE 1951 MUSEUM OF MODERN ART HOME FURNISHING EXHIBIT AWARD. THE HIGHLIGHT DINNERWARE COLLECTION IS INCLUDED IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK, AND THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART AMONG OTHERS. THE RARE VINTAGE MID CENTURY MODERN 36 PIECE DINNERWARE SET SERVICE FOR 8 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PIECES. 8X – DINNER PLATE (10 1/4″ D X 3/4″ H). 8X – SALAD / BREAD PLATE (6 1/2″ DIA X 1/2″ H). 8X – SAUCER (6 1/2″ DIA X 3/4″ H). 8X – HANDLED CUP (5″ W X 4 1/2″ DIA X 2 H). 3X – LARGE ROUND SERVING BOWLS (9″ DIA X 3″ H). 1X – LARGE OVAL SERVING PLATTER (14 1/4″ W X 12″ D X 1 H). 2 BREAD PLATES, 3 SAUCERS, AND 1 SERVING BOWL HAVE SMALL CHIPS ON THE UNDERSIDE RIM. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE. The item “RUSSEL WRIGHT RARE MID CENTURY MODERN BLACK PEPPER HIGHLIGHT DINNERWARE 36PC SET” is in sale since Monday, September 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\China & Dinnerware\Russel Wright”. The seller is “mrgreatjones” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Model: HIGHLIGHT
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Object Type: Dinnerware Set
- Color: Black
- Brand: RUSSEL WRIGHT