$60
IRA & ELLA PETERS DARK IRIDESCENT GLAZED BOWL, MID 20TH CENTURY, H 3", DIA 4 1/2":Having a flaring rim, a dark glaze which is enhanced with a dark iridescent drip glaze and a slight foot. The underside is incised "IRA ELLA". Ella Peters (1901-1994) was a Pewabic employee from 1938-1969. She was employed as Mary Stratton's (Pewabic Pottery's founder) personal secretary and carried on much of the day to day management of Pewabic's operations from the 1950's onward. Upon retirement in 1969, she with her husband Ira, continued to make pieces out of their home on Chadsworth in Detroit using original molds, glaze formulas and techniques. Most pieces signed ELLA IRA on bottom.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2009-12-12
