75
Otto Natzler
(Austrian-American, 1908–2007)
Octagonal bowl, 1974
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Passed
Live Auction
Modern Design
Location
Chicago
Size
2⅝ h × 6¾ w × 6¾ d in (7 × 17 × 17 cm)
Description
Otto Natzler
(Austrian-American, 1908–2007)
Octagonal bowl, 1974
Aventurine glazed earthenware
incised to underside 'Natzler' and applied archive label to underside 'O523'
2⅝ h × 6¾ w × 6¾ d in (7 × 17 × 17 cm)
Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
This lot is located in Chicago.
Note The plaster form and mold for the present lot were made in 1947, during a collaboration with Ms. C.M. Hoffman; those collaborative cast ceramics produced at the time were produced under the "California Ceramics Guild" name. Literature Suzanne Ramljak, Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 2002, p. 51 (for an illustration of a related glaze)
Condition
In overall good and ready to place condition. There are no breaks, losses or repairs to the body of the ceramic piece. The glaze is shimmering and attractive. The ceramic body is slightly out of geometry with an imperfectly level rim from a profile view. This does not detract from overall appearance. Please see additional images.
Signature
incised to underside 'Natzler' and applied archive label to underside 'O523'
Provenance
Provenance
Collection of Otto NatzlerRago Auctions, Forces of Nature: Works from the Natzler Archive, Lambertville, New Jersey, May 13, 2022, Lot 446 Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin