April 12, 2024
FRANCISCAN "TRIO" by Esta James LOT (5) 9-3/4" DINNER PLATES *SIGNED BY ARTIST*
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UP FOR AUCTION VINTAGE, RETRO, TRIO PATTERN by Franciscan (Gladding, McBean & Co.) LOT (5) PCS 9-3/4" SQUARE DINNER PLATES ***ALL (5) DINNER PLATES HAVE ESTA (THE ARTISTS' ) NAME IN LARGE FLOWER*** Often the only way we know who was responsible for commercial pottery design is through the diligence of researchers who learn the designers' names from former company employees. Esta James, who decorated several dinnerware patterns for Franciscan Pottery of Los Angeles, is a notable exception. Among her designs was "Trio", a stylized floral motif used on a shape adapted by her then husband George James, a staff designer and later the company’s Design Director, from Morris B. Sanders’s "Metropolitan" shape. Although Franciscan would produce hundreds of patterns during its long history, "Trio" is the only one to carry a designer’s name and then only on some pieces. Ms. James subverted the company’s no-designer-credit policy by hiding her first name in the center of the dandelion-like flower that appears on some "Trio" plates, including the ones for sale in this auction. Description You are bidding on a lovely, vintage TRIO PATTERN LOT (5) PCS 8" Dinner Plates by FRANCISCAN/Gladding, McBean & Co.. The pieces were produced under the Glendale, California company's "Franciscan" trade name as part of their "Trio" line. The pattern was designed
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