Description: As noted in "Condition" above, my late sister owned a crafts and collectibles store called Watermelon Blues in Pittsburgh, PA, and this bowl -- with watermelon slices on as blue background -- couldn't have been a better companion. I've seen an identical one: same slices, same size, same wonderful curvy shape...but theirs is stamped and dated by the ceramic artist Laurie Gates of Los Angeles Potteries in 1972, plus it has a calligraphic black mark. My sister's has a similar black mark but not the stamp. Did she get it directly from the artist? Is it an earlier or later model? I simply don't know, but I don't hesitate a second in assuming it's a Gates. I hope my photos do it justice. It's a wonderful undulating bowl that could probably hold all the slices of a big watermelon or a wicked giant fruit salad, or just about anything. Thanks for looking!Rick
Price: 40 USD
Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-12T19:13:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: California
Antique: No
Shape: Round
Occasion: All Occasions
MPN: Does not apply
Vintage: Yes
Department: Adults
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 3.5"
Style: Americana
Features: Hand Painted
Production Style: Blue and White Pottery
Finish: Glossy
Item Width: 7" at base
Pattern: Watermelon slices on blue spongeware
Color: Multicolor
Item Diameter: 14.5" at top
Material: Ceramic
Set Includes: Bowl
Item Depth: 3.25"
Brand: Laurie Gates Los Angeles Potteries
Type: Serving Bowl
Era: Late 20th Century (1970-1999)
Theme: Watermelon Slices
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Production Technique: Pottery
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 3 lbs.
