CIRCA 1906-30, GILT SCRIPT L AND WREATH MARK, GILT 1445/F-317-G, TWO PAPER STICKERS FOR THE LENOX ARCHIVES, TWO SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE STICKERS, ONE WITH DYMOTAPE LABEL WITH NO. 21, TWO WITH LENOX STICKER WITH THE INSCRIPTION #100, DESIGNED BY FRANK G. HOLMES

Details

FOUR LENOX 'JEWELLED' GREEN-GROUND PLATES
CIRCA 1906-30, GILT SCRIPT L AND WREATH MARK, GILT 1445/F-317-G, TWO PAPER STICKERS FOR THE LENOX ARCHIVES, TWO SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE STICKERS, ONE WITH DYMOTAPE LABEL WITH NO. 21, TWO WITH LENOX STICKER WITH THE INSCRIPTION #100, DESIGNED BY FRANK G. HOLMES
EACH SHAPED RIM ELABORATELY GILT WITH RAISED PASTE PANELS OF FRUITING GRAPEVINE SPROUTING FROM LOW URNS ALTERNATING WITH OVAL MEDALLIONS FEATURING TURQUOISE CABOCHONS AND CENTERING FLOWERHEADS
10½ IN. (26.7 CM.) DIAMETER (4)

Literature

ELLEN DENKER, LENOX, CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF QUALITY, 1889-1989, NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM AND LENOX CHINA, 21 OCTOBER 1989- 7 JANUARY 1990

Exhibited

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM, LENOX, CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF QUALITY, 1889-1989, 21 OCTOBER 1989- 7 JANUARY 1990

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

CREATED BY LENOX'S CHIEF DESIGNER, FRANK HOLMES, THE PRESENT PATTERN WAS 'A HALLMARK OF LENOX'S PRODUCTION BEFORE WORLD WAR II' AND COST A CONSIDERABLE $800 A PLATE IN THE 1930S. FOR A DESIGN RENDERING OF THIS PLATE (REPRODUCED ABOVE), SEE ELLEN DENKER, OP CIT.

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