A GROUP OF SEVEN PIECES OF RUSSEL WRIGHT (American, 1904-1976) CERAMIC AND MELAMINE DINNER WARE, CIRCA comprising two coffee cups and one saucer in the "Queen Anne's Lace" motif of the "Esquire" pattern for Edwin M. Knowles China Co., Chester, West Virginia, designed 1956, with gilt knots over screened floral decoration on cream ground, marks: "Russel Wright, by, Knowles, Queen Anne's Lace, MADE IN U.S.A.," cups, height: 2 7/8", saucer diameter: 6 3/8"; two saucers in the "Grass" motif of the "Esquire" pattern for Edwin M. Knowles China Co., Chester, West Virginia, designed 1956, with gilt and screened blades of grass on mint green ground, marks: "Russel Wright, by, Knowles, Grass, MADE IN U.S.A.," diameter: 6 1/4"; and two melamine saucers in the "Residential" pattern for Northern Industrial Chemical Company, Boston, Massachusetts, designed 1953, one in orange and the other in teal, marks: "Russel, Wright, RESIDENTIAL, by, Northern, BOSTON 27," diameter: 6 1/8".

In overall good condition, rubbing to gilt decoration of the Knowles "Queen Anne's Lace" pieces as well as small chip to rim of saucer. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."

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