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Lot 116 · Porcelain · ⌀ 31 cm陶磁器
MODERNIST DISH “ECLIPSE” FROM THE CONTEMPRI III SERIES
Estimate
20 000 – 25 000 ₽
- Designer
Paul McCobb for Jackson Internationale.
- Period
1959–1965.
- Production
Japan (for the American market).
- Material / technique
Fine china; solid monochrome overglaze enamel coating, graphic print.
- Dimensions
Diameter — 31 cm.
- Description
A collectible decorative dish covered with a bright enamel in the brand’s signature lemon-yellow shade. The well is decorated with spare, contrasting black graphics in the form of a stylised abstract sun / eclipse with radiating lines of dots. A benchmark example of mid-20th-century American Mid-Century Modern design.
- Marks
The full designer’s inscription is printed on the reverse: “CONTEMPRI Ⅲ fine china / designed by Paul McCobb / Japan / JACKSON INTERNATIONALE / Dishwasher Proof”.