Set of 6 Warren MacKenzie Studio Ceramic Teacups w/ Saucers - Marked
Set of 6 Warren MacKenzie Studio Ceramic Teacups w/ Saucers – Marked

Warren MacKenzie (American, 1924-2018). Set of six studio pottery ceramic teacups and saucers. Stoneware cups with handles and a white glaze. Stoneware saucers with a spiraled decoration from the wheel throwing process. Glazed dark brown. Each cup and saucer are marked along the footrim. Warren MacKenzie was a renowned Minnesota studio potter. A student of Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, he is credited with bringing the functional Mingei tradition to the United States, and spreading it through his own art and mentorship of students during his long tenure at the University of Minnesota.

Cups; height: 3 in x diameter: 3 1/2 in.
Saucers; height: 3/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.

$1,300