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94 - (20 pc) Michael Graves "Big Dripper" Postmodern Porcelain Coffee Tea Service c. 1987, USA Artist/Designer/Manufacturer: Michael Graves for Swid Powell, American, designed in 1987. Marking(s); notes: Fully marked on the underside with manufacturer's marks. Part of Michael Graves' Postmodern "Big Dripper" coffee and tea service collection. Materials: Glazed porcelain with gilt accents. Cataloger Note: Postmodern porcelain coffee and tea service designed by Michael Graves for Swid Powell in 1987. Featuring playful geometric forms and architectural influences characteristic of 1980s Postmodern design. The pieces are finished in glossy white porcelain with undulating green lines, decorative dot patterns, spherical handles, and gilt finials. Contrasting brick-red geometric supports accent the vessels. The service includes a large spherical coffee pot with crescent-shaped handle and lid, a ribbed pour-over coffee dripper, a covered sugar bowl with spoon, a creamer, and 16 coordinating teacups and saucers decorated with radial gray foliate motifs. Examples of Graves' designs for Swid Powell are represented in major museum collections, including the Brooklyn Museum and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Teacup:H. 1.75" x 2.75" top diameter / Saucer: 4.5" diameter / Creamer Pitcher: H. 3.5" x W. 5.5" / Coffee/Tea Pot: H. 7" x W. 9"
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(20 pc) Michael Graves "Big Dripper" Postmodern Porcelain Coffee Tea Service c. 1987, USA Artist/Designer/Manufacturer: Michael Graves for Swid Powell, American, designed in 1987. Marking(s); notes: Fully marked on the underside with manufacturer's marks. Part of Michael Graves' Postmodern "Big Dripper" coffee and tea service collection. Materials: Glazed porcelain with gilt accents. Cataloger Note: Postmodern porcelain coffee and tea service designed by Michael Graves for Swid Powell in 1987. Featuring playful geometric forms and architectural influences characteristic of 1980s Postmodern design. The pieces are finished in glossy white porcelain with undulating green lines, decorative dot patterns, spherical handles, and gilt finials. Contrasting brick-red geometric supports accent the vessels. The service includes a large spherical coffee pot with crescent-shaped handle and lid, a ribbed pour-over coffee dripper, a covered sugar bowl with spoon, a creamer, and 16 coordinating teacups and saucers decorated with radial gray foliate motifs. Examples of Graves' designs for Swid Powell are represented in major museum collections, including the Brooklyn Museum and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Teacup:H. 1.75" x 2.75" top diameter / Saucer: 4.5" diameter / Creamer Pitcher: H. 3.5" x W. 5.5" / Coffee/Tea Pot: H. 7" x W. 9" Good condition. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email to info@akibaantiques.com
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