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Benicia, California, contemporary earthenware with deep terre verte glaze, baluster form with ivy and scalloped relief motifs, spreading wood base incised to underside "Wm. Morris '06", includes tapering mica shade with bamboo and dragonfly design.
17 3/4 x 18 x 18 in.
Award-winning lamp designers Renee and William Morris craft each lamp by hand in their Benicia, California, studio. Partnering with other artisans, William creates these compositions using glass and pottery vessels, while Renee crafts lampshades from translucent mica (a mined mineral) and parchment. Both artists are influenced by the natural elements of their native San Francisco Bay Area.
Good estate condition.