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Five Piece Shenango Restaurant China Richard Koppe Design Scarce Well Of The Sea Pattern Hotel Sherman Vintage 10 3/4" Place Setting 1957
PIECES TO INCLUDE:
1 Dinner Plate measuring 10 3/4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Bread Plate measuring 6 1/4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Bullion Cup measuring 2 3/8" High x 4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Cup measuring 2 3/8" High x 4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Saucer measuring 5 1/2" Wide rim to rim,
1 Dinner Plate measuring 10 3/4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Bread Plate measuring 6 1/4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Bullion Cup measuring 2 3/8" High x 4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Cup measuring 2 3/8" High x 4" Wide rim to rim,
1 Saucer measuring 5 1/2" Wide rim to rim,
These are Guaranteed to be Original Shenango Restaurant Ware in the Well Of The Sea Pattern and are in Excellent Condition with No Chips No Cracks No Crazing NOTE: there are some light scratches here and there you can notice when the light reflects off them.
Very Nice Place Setting in the Hotel Sherman, Richard Koppe inspired, Paul Cook design 'Well Of The Sea' pattern. It is on a rare and hard to find scalloped Shenango blank. These are usually found on the smooth edge Continental shape. These are the first Scalloped versions in the Well Of the Sea Pattern we have ever seen or been able to find. The first ELEVEN pictures are of the exact set you will receive. The final EIGHT pictures are for education and informational purpose and are not included with the set.
The Well Of The Sea pattern is a five color display featuring stylized fish with various hooks and lures on a white ground for the Dinner Plates. Four of the other pieces are only in black and white. The rim is embossed scalloped with an embossed line that follows the scalloping. The base has the Shenango China New Castle Pa mark and code 'H15' that dates these to 1957.
Some dinnerware admirers attribute the design pattern of the china on the Continental shape to the artist Richard Koppe who designed all the murals and sculpture in the Well Of the Sea restaurant in the Famous Sherman Hotel in Chicago. Indeed, he inspired the fish, bait and lure abstract patterns on the dinnerware, but the lead designer at Shenango China at the time, Paul W. Cook, should be credited with the dinnerware pattern design, according to a phone interview he had with Mid Century Modern Dinnerware author Michael Pratt. Mr. Cook graduated from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1946.
Very Nice Place Setting in the Hotel Sherman, Richard Koppe inspired, Paul Cook design 'Well Of The Sea' pattern. It is on a rare and hard to find scalloped Shenango blank. These are usually found on the smooth edge Continental shape. These are the first Scalloped versions in the Well Of the Sea Pattern we have ever seen or been able to find. The first ELEVEN pictures are of the exact set you will receive. The final EIGHT pictures are for education and informational purpose and are not included with the set.
The Well Of The Sea pattern is a five color display featuring stylized fish with various hooks and lures on a white ground for the Dinner Plates. Four of the other pieces are only in black and white. The rim is embossed scalloped with an embossed line that follows the scalloping. The base has the Shenango China New Castle Pa mark and code 'H15' that dates these to 1957.
Some dinnerware admirers attribute the design pattern of the china on the Continental shape to the artist Richard Koppe who designed all the murals and sculpture in the Well Of the Sea restaurant in the Famous Sherman Hotel in Chicago. Indeed, he inspired the fish, bait and lure abstract patterns on the dinnerware, but the lead designer at Shenango China at the time, Paul W. Cook, should be credited with the dinnerware pattern design, according to a phone interview he had with Mid Century Modern Dinnerware author Michael Pratt. Mr. Cook graduated from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1946.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Richard Koppe (1916–1973) was an American artist whose work has been exhibited in many museums in America including the MOMA and the Whitney. Koppe was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Chicago in 1937 to study at the New Bauhaus which later became the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology. In 1950, his work was exhibited at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in the exhibition "American Painting Today." He headed the Department of Visual Design at the Institute of Design until 1963. In 2015, 70 of his paintings, prints and drawings were exhibited at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
HOTEL SHERMAN RESTAURANT
The Well of the Sea was an acclaimed seafood restaurant located in the lower level of the Hotel Sherman in Chicago from 1948 to 1972. It was no ordinary seafood restaurant. While the seafood cuisine was legendary, it was the restaurant ambiance itself that attracted so many admirers. The interior was designed by artists, architects, and interior designers to evoke the experience of dining under the sea. Rather than a literal interpretation, this was accomplished through the use of abstract murals and sculpture of fish, lures, and bait, all lit dramatically. Additionally, the interior of the restaurant was lit with black lights, so menus, murals, and clothing all fluoresced. See Pictures for more information on the inside and menu.
I have provided a lot of pictures to best describe the condition of this Place Setting.
Be sure to scroll down, look left. THERE ARE MORE PICTURES that do not appear in the top gallery. (The pictures are of the exact piece you will receive). Photography Props & photo stands are not included.
This will have a VERY LOW BUY IT NOW PRICE OF JUST $160.00 FOR ALL FIVE PIECES. Shipping should run around $19 TO $30 dollars depending on where your zip code is located. We are more than Happy to accommodate any shipping needs. Please email for International Shipping Rates.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Different countries may or may not charge an import tax on the value of the item purchased. Any import tax that could be charged is the buyer's responsibility. We are based in the US and are not well versed in each country's import tax regulations.
In most cases all orders are shipped in one to three days after payment is received, in rare cases with large orders please allow more time. These are Quality Pieces and will have a shipping weight of about 7 Lbs.
We can easily combine shipping with other orders. If you have any questions feel free to email anytime, thanks.
This will have a VERY LOW BUY IT NOW PRICE OF JUST $160.00 FOR ALL FIVE PIECES. Shipping should run around $19 TO $30 dollars depending on where your zip code is located. We are more than Happy to accommodate any shipping needs. Please email for International Shipping Rates.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Different countries may or may not charge an import tax on the value of the item purchased. Any import tax that could be charged is the buyer's responsibility. We are based in the US and are not well versed in each country's import tax regulations.
In most cases all orders are shipped in one to three days after payment is received, in rare cases with large orders please allow more time. These are Quality Pieces and will have a shipping weight of about 7 Lbs.
We can easily combine shipping with other orders. If you have any questions feel free to email anytime, thanks.
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Please pay for purchases promptly within 3 days. We Ship five days a week Monday through Friday on all paid in full orders after Pay Pal releases funds. An E-Check can take up to 5 days to clear Pay Pal before we able to ship. If there are any questions, feel free to email anytime.
OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS
We accept Pay Pal. For other payment arrangements, message or email us.
RETURN POLICY
If for some reason your order is not as you expected it to be. Just let us know. Maybe something was accidentally over looked. We will do what is right and fair to make sure you as a buyer are taken care of. We want every buyer to have a positive experience with us. We will give a full refund upon return of the item. Usually return shipping is not paid. If you need to get in touch use the eBay Email from your order. We monitor emails regularly and will reply to you as fast as possible.
