April 25, 2024
Rare 1950's Deco ~Ceramic Arts Studio~ Maurice & Michele Shelf Sitter Figurines
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* Rare Early ~ Ceramic Arts Studio ~ Maurice and Michele Shelf Sitter Figurines * This absolutely magnificent 1950's Maurice and Michele shelf sitter figurines each measure approximately 5" tall and are mounted on their original driftwood display stand. The piece comes to you in very good condition with no chips, cracks or repairs only showing slight paint rubs as pictured. After some research learned that these figurines were signed on the base and since these are mounted down I am unable to picture any markings. These figurines have all the earmarks of early Maurice and Michele figurines made by Betty Harrington. After its founding in 1940, the Ceramic Arts Studio of Madson, Wisconsin mostly specialized in hand-thrown pots. After seeing only mild success, partners Lawrence Rabitt and Rueben Sand began looking elsewhere for inspiration. Betty Harrington, a secretary for the State of Wisconsin, found her children playing with the clay they found from a recently excavated well. Without any formal training in art but possessing a passionate creativity, Harrington shaped an incense burner out of the clay. She brought it to the Ceramic Arts Studio on Blount Street, hoping to have it fired; but she found so much more. Sand and Rabitt enjoyed her work so much, that Harrington became a permanent position as head studio designer. Her
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