Katherine Houston (American, 20th/21st century), Six Porcelain Fruits and Vegetables

Katherine Houston (American, 20th/21st century), Six Porcelain Fruits and Vegetables

1990s, bisque fired porcelain with hand-colored overglazes, to include a cantaloupe slice, a grouping of four apricots with a decorative bow, a lime, a bunch of grapes on a leaf, a bunch of asparagus on a leaf, and a pea pod, all signed and dated to undersides.
Cantaloupe slice 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.
Katherine Houston is a living artist working in an 18th century technique, adapting the techniques and masterful creations of the past with a 21st century approach to design and technicality. She is one of the few artists in the world carrying on a tradition of hand sculpting hard paste porcelain, decorated with a broad range of color overglazes. She uses only 18th century colors in her work.
From the New Hampshire Collection of Tatyana Archambault
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Minor chips to leaf of cantaloupe slice leaf, lime leaf, grape leaf, pea pod case, and bow to apricots; break and repair to stem of lime; break to leaf stem and one asparagus.