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Absolutely amazing!
Absolutely amazing!
Catalina
I cannot find this shape in the Stetson archives, incomplete as they are. This certainly does look like Catalina's style. Can you shoot a photo of the mark and I'm curious about the decoration too? Thanks!
This piece is unmarked but
This piece is unmarked but it was sold to me by a long-time modern design dealer as Stetson Catalina along with a Catalina sugar bowl. It seems to be very similar in clay body and weight as well as the glazing although the floral decoration is different from the sugar bowl. The decoration on this piece is a tulip design. I will try to post a photo later today of that.
Catalina sauce boat
Earl & Michael -
I have this piece as well with a marked (but, sadly, chipped) underplate. It is in the same floral pattern as the rest of my Charles Murphy Stetson Catalina items. It's a great piece!
Antay Bilgutay
St. Paul, MN
Catalina
Chipped or not, it's rare. I don't worry about flaws anymore if I run across the piece that rarely and I like it. If you get a chance, Antay, could you post some photos of your Murphy Catalina? I'd love to see what you've found.
Geez, those flowers behind you are almost plate-sized. What are they?
Catalina, flowers
Mike, I'll take some pictures when I get home tonight. I've been without power for the last 12 hours due to a storm!
I've got a creamer, sugar, casserole, sauce boat & underplate, pitcher, and 4 tumblers all with a reddish-pink flower pattern.
And speaking of flowers, those are dahlias in the Frankfurt (Germany) botanical garden.
Antay Bilgutay
St. Paul, MN
I would love to see photos also...
Hi Antay,
I second Mike's request for photos--I would love to see more of this shape. I know you collect Red Wing as well--do you mostly focus on Charles Murphy designs in Red Wing and Stetson?
-Earl
PS: Good to have you on Modish!
Here's the other side...
Here is the floral side of my Catalina dish with a simple tulip design.