Summer Selections: Fine & Decorative Arts
Wed, Jul 19, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 577
3 Saturday Evening Girls Ceramics
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
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|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $500,000 | $25,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
| $10,000,000 | $100,000 |
The Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) Club, Boston. Group of three ceramic pieces including a teacup with a saucer and a small plate. Each marked SEG along the underside. The plate decorated with trees and marked E.G., possibly Edith Guerrier or Eva Geneco and numbered 19-7-12. The cup and saucer are decorated with repeating Art Nouveau designs in blue. The cup is also marked E.G. as well as F.B. The saucer is marked G.B. as well as T.M., possibly Teresa Molinari.
The Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) Club and the Paul Revere Pottery (PRP), which grew out of it, began at the Boston Public Library in the 1890s. They were part of a social and cultural endeavor that grew out of the Arts and Crafts Movement, the growing Women's Movement, and the Settlement House Movement. It was founded by Edith Brown, Edith Guerrier and their benefactor, Helen Storrow. In total there were nine clubs for 4th to 7th grade children and high school girls that were each named for the day of the week on which it met. The pottery was the work of the older teens and young women of the Saturday Evening Girls Club. Artists included Albina Mangini, Frances Rocchi, Celia Goodman, Rose Bacchini, Sara Galner Bloom, Teresa Molinari, Tillie Block, Dina Harris, Ida Goldstein, Eva Geneco, Fannie Levine, and Lili Shapiro among others.
Height ranges from 1/2 in to 2 in; diameter ranges from 3 in to 6 1/4 in.
No major chips or losses. No visible sign of restoration under UV light. No visible chips along the rims. The cup has a hairline crack extending from the rim towards the center of the interior, measuring approx 2 1/2 in, which is also visible from the exterior. Light crazing to the interior of the cup. When inspected under UV light, there are water marks visible from the use. Wear along the underside. The cup has a minute glaze loss to the underside.
The Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) Club and the Paul Revere Pottery (PRP), which grew out of it, began at the Boston Public Library in the 1890s. They were part of a social and cultural endeavor that grew out of the Arts and Crafts Movement, the growing Women's Movement, and the Settlement House Movement. It was founded by Edith Brown, Edith Guerrier and their benefactor, Helen Storrow. In total there were nine clubs for 4th to 7th grade children and high school girls that were each named for the day of the week on which it met. The pottery was the work of the older teens and young women of the Saturday Evening Girls Club. Artists included Albina Mangini, Frances Rocchi, Celia Goodman, Rose Bacchini, Sara Galner Bloom, Teresa Molinari, Tillie Block, Dina Harris, Ida Goldstein, Eva Geneco, Fannie Levine, and Lili Shapiro among others.
Height ranges from 1/2 in to 2 in; diameter ranges from 3 in to 6 1/4 in.
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