William Swallow (1912-1962) Lidded Jar with Swan in Glass Pool c. 1945

$6,300.00

William Swallow (1912-1962)
lidded jar with swan in glass pool
Allentown, Pennsylvania, circa 1945
matte glazed earthenware, fused blue glass
incised signature 'W.W. Swallow'
overall: 5 1/4"dia x 7 1/2"h

Exhibitions:
Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, 13 February through 29 September 2013; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 16 November 2013 through 23 March 2014; Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, 01 May through 27 July 2014

Literature:
Folk, Thomas, Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse, University of Richmond Museums, 2013, p. 132 (illustrated)

Note:
A copy of Dr. Thomas Folk's Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse accompanies this sculpture.

Condition:
Free of chips, cracks and repairs. Excellent overall condition.

Provenance:
Acquired from Boris Wainio, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Toomey & Co Auctioneers, Oak Park, Illinois 2021

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William Swallow (1912-1962)
lidded jar with swan in glass pool
Allentown, Pennsylvania, circa 1945
matte glazed earthenware, fused blue glass
incised signature 'W.W. Swallow'
overall: 5 1/4"dia x 7 1/2"h

Exhibitions:
Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, 13 February through 29 September 2013; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 16 November 2013 through 23 March 2014; Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, 01 May through 27 July 2014

Literature:
Folk, Thomas, Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse, University of Richmond Museums, 2013, p. 132 (illustrated)

Note:
A copy of Dr. Thomas Folk's Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse accompanies this sculpture.

Condition:
Free of chips, cracks and repairs. Excellent overall condition.

Provenance:
Acquired from Boris Wainio, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Toomey & Co Auctioneers, Oak Park, Illinois 2021

William Swallow (1912-1962)
lidded jar with swan in glass pool
Allentown, Pennsylvania, circa 1945
matte glazed earthenware, fused blue glass
incised signature 'W.W. Swallow'
overall: 5 1/4"dia x 7 1/2"h

Exhibitions:
Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, 13 February through 29 September 2013; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 16 November 2013 through 23 March 2014; Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, 01 May through 27 July 2014

Literature:
Folk, Thomas, Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse, University of Richmond Museums, 2013, p. 132 (illustrated)

Note:
A copy of Dr. Thomas Folk's Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse accompanies this sculpture.

Condition:
Free of chips, cracks and repairs. Excellent overall condition.

Provenance:
Acquired from Boris Wainio, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Toomey & Co Auctioneers, Oak Park, Illinois 2021