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USA, c. 1950
enameled copper, wood, metal, cork, brass, 7 h × 18 w × 10 d in (18 × 46 × 25 cm)
enameled copper, wood, metal, cork, brass, 7 h × 18 w × 10 d in (18 × 46 × 25 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
This tableware set comes from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Neils House in Minneapolis. Henry and Freida Neils commissioned Wright to design their home in 1949 and purchased most of the interior furnishings from America House in New York.
Collection includes eight large plates, eight small plates, twelve cups, twelve saucers, three sets of salt and pepper shakers, and one lidded warming dish; forty-seven pieces total. Manufacturer's mark to underside of most examples ‘Marrell’.
provenance: Acquired from America House, New York by Henry J. and Freida Neils, Minneapolis | Private Collection