Ended Art Nouveau cerca 1930’s Metlox Carl Romanelli decorative water nymph and tray

Art Nouveau cerca 1930’s Metlox Carl Romanelli decorative water nymph and tray. Two very small chips on the lip of one side of the tray. Underneath the water nymph there are the markings “METLOX” “1806” “MADE IN CALIFORNIA U.S.A.” “DES. PATENT 125,593”.

One of kind piece.

Tray:

11”L
8.25”W
2.50”H

Water Nymph:

10.25"H
6.50"L
4"W

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"...Metlox Pottery was founded in 1927 by Theodor C. Prouty and his son Willis Prouty, originally as a producer of outdoor ceramic signs. After the death of T.C. in 1931, Willis renamed the company Metlox Pottery ("Metlox" is a combination of "metal" and "oxide," a reference to the glaze pigments), and began producing dinnerware. The Metlox Manufacturing Company was incorporated 5 October 1933.[1] Evan K. Shaw, of American Pottery in Los Angeles, purchased Metlox from Willis Prouty in 1946.[2] After Shaw's death in 1980, Kenneth Avery became the president of Metlox.[2] The first line of pottery produced, "Poppytrail," became well known for its brightly colored glazes derived from locally mined metallic oxides. Subsequent lines included "Nostalgia," "Red Rooster," "California Provincial," "Colonial Homestead," "Homestead Provincial," and "Colorstax."

In the 1950s Metlox introduced a line of modernist dinnerware featuring free form designs and squared plates using "blanks" that were then decorated with designs and colors. These were then marketed under the pattern names of "California Contempra", "California Modern" and "California Freeform" names.

Besides kitchenware, Metlox also produced a very popular line of large ceramic horses and carriages in the 1950s. Carl Romanelli designed vases, figurines and miniatures for Metlox. A line of collectible ceramic people planters called "Poppets," designed by studio potter Helen Slater, were produced starting in 1970.

...The pottery factory closed in 1989 after 62 years of operation..."

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