20th Century Design
Description:
Robert Venturi (b. 1925) Notebook Pattern Dinnerware Service
Glaze porcelain
Japan, designed 1984
Mottled black and white pattern derived from the cover of a school composition book, six dinner plates, dia. 12, four dessert plates, dia. 9; eight cups, ht. 3 3/4 in., all with printed marks Swid Powell, C in circle, and facsimile signature Robert Venturi, Notebook.
Note: This iconic pattern is in the permanent collections of many museums including Brooklyn and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Estimate $500-700
No visible damage or repairs.
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