Sunday, January 25, 2004, is the closing day of our exhibition, "California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism," at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles. To honor the designers and producers of the California pottery featured in this highly-praised show, we will hold a benefit reception and silent auction at the home of Bill Stern on Saturday, January 24, 2004, from 3 to 6 PM.

Among those expected to be present are Jerome Ackerman (Jenev Design Studio), Rupert Deese (Rupert Deese Stoneware Designs), Jack and Ruth Hirsch (Jaru Art Products), Malcolm Leland (Malcolm Leland Ceramics and Architectural Pottery), Max Lawrence (Architectural Pottery), Barbara Willis, and Tyrus Yu Wong (Winfield Pottery) as well as Cathy Bailey and Robin Petrovic, the new owners of Heath Ceramics, Janek Boniecki of the Bauer Pottery Company, Mike Stephenson of Vessel, author Jack Chipman and Henry C. Keck, designer of the 2003 California Design Award.

A limited number of tickets are available at $75 each.
E-mail reservations or questions to: bstern@mocad.org.

Payments (by check only), confirmation, and directions:
"Meet the Designers"
Museum of California Design
P.O. Box 361370
Los Angeles CA, 90036
Be sure to include your phone number and e-mail address.

Note: This event will be held on the second floor and there is no special handicap access.

The Silent Auction will take place at the home of Bill Stern on January 24th. However, mail and e-mail bids for the following lots will be accepted starting January 14, but must be received on or before January 24th at Noon. Include name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number of bidder. Winners not present at the Benefit will take possession in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles or pay shipping and insurance costs.

Mail bids to:
Benefit Auction
Museum of California Design
P.O. Box 361370
Los Angeles CA 90036

E-mail: info@mocad.org

LOT 1. Double cone planter designed by La Gardo Tackett for Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles, c. 1953. White glazed earthenware. Current production by Vessel. 21" high x 11" diameter. Donated by Vessel
Opening bid: $250

LOT 2. Pair of candleholders designed by Jerome Ackerman for Jenev Design Studio, Los Angeles, 1953. 3-1/2" high x 5" wide x 1-1/2" deep. This limited production pair was made by the designer in porcelain from the original mold in 2003. Original in-mold mark: "JENEV" and hand-incised "Ackerman" and "P." Accompanied by a printed description of Ackerman’s current production with ink signature lower right.
Donated by Laura Ackerman-Shaw
Opening bid: $95

LOT 3. Classic modern teapot designed by Edith Heath in 1947. Stoneware with matte redwood glaze and cane-wrapped copper handle. 6" high x 8" wide x 5" deep. Current production by Heath Ceramics, Sausalito.
Donated by Heath Ceramics.
Opening bid: $100

LOT 4. Three-piece dining service for eight designed by Edith Heath in 1960. Rim shape with an onyx (slightly metallic, medium shiny black) glaze and exposed clay rim; Twenty-four pieces total: salad plate 8.25"; dinner plate 10.75"; soup bowl (made exclusively for restaurants, not for retail sale) 9" diameter. Current production by Heath Ceramics, Sausalito.
Donated by Heath Ceramics.
Opening bid: $375

LOT 5. Original polychrome glazed earthenware tile by the Malibu Potteries, Malibu, c.1928. 3" x 3". Reference: “America Art Tile: 1876-1941” by Norman Karlson, (pg.186). Donated by Cristi Walden.
Opening bid: $40


LOT 6. Original polychrome glazed earthenware tile by the Malibu Potteries, Malibu, c.1928. 4" x 2". Reference: “America Art Tile: 1876-1941” by Norman Karlson, (pg.186). Donated by Cristi Walden.
Opening bid: $50

LOT 7. Original polychrome glazed earthenware tile by the Malibu Potteries, Malibu, c.1928. 4-1/2" x 3-3/4". Reference: “America Art Tile: 1876-1941” by Norman Karlson, (pg.185). Donated by Cristi Walden.
Opening bid: $75

LOT 8. Igloo ashtray/incense burner designed by Sascha Brastoff, Los Angeles, c. 1955. Glazed earthenware, 4" high x 5" diameter.
Donated by Dan Hazeltine.
Opening bid: $45

LOT 9. "California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism" by Bill Stern, photographs by Peter Brenner (Chronicle Books, 2001), 119 pp., 8-1/2" x 9." Autographed by Bill Stern, Peter Brenner, and these California pottery designers and producers: Jerome Ackerman (Jenev Design Studio), Rupert Deese (Rupert Deese Stoneware Designs), Jack and Ruth Hirsch (Jaru Art Products), Malcolm Leland (Malcolm Leland Ceramics and Architectural Pottery), Max Lawrence (Architectural Pottery), Barbara Willis, and Tyrus Yu Wong (Winfield Pottery). Donated by Bill Stern
Opening bid: $250.

LOT 10. Book: "Domain: Works in Progress by G. T. James & Paul Vangelisti, with a sequence of photographs by Joe Goode." Invisible City/5, San Francisco & Los Angeles, 1986, 5-1/2" x 9." Mint condition. From the estate of George T. James, designer and design director of the Franciscan Pottery. Donated by Sandra James
Opening bid: $25

LOT 11. Original January, 1930, issue of “Pictorial California”. This 10-1/4 x 14” 32-page rotogravure publication, rich in photographs of the Golden State’s natural and manmade beauty, was used to promote tourism. The January 1930 issue contains dramatic, full-page nighttime photos of Hollywood Boulevard and Broadway in their heyday and photo essays on the artist Nicholai Fechin and the Malibu home of actress Laura La Plante. Excellent condition. Donated by the Museum of California Design
Opening bid: $45

LOT 12. Framed poster: Fernando Botero, "Still Life with Watermelon" (1974). Guild Hall, Easthampton. 31-1/2" x 32." From the poster collection of Billy Wilder: retains the labels from the Christie's auction of his collection at which they were purchased. Some surface abrasions to the Plexiglas, otherwise fine condition. Donated by Daniel Ostroff
Opening bid: $75

LOT 13. Framed poster: Lionel Feininger painting; Berggruen, 70 rue de l'Université—Paris VII. Mai–Septembre 1974, 30-3/4 x 21-3/4". From the poster collection of Billy Wilder: retains the labels from the Christie's auction of his collection at which they were purchased. Fine condition except for an abrasion to the metal frame. Donated by Daniel Ostroff
Opening bid: $75

LOT 14. Polychrome tile, Batchelder Tile Company, Los Angeles, c. 1928. Earthenware, impressed mark: BATCHELDER LOS ANGELES, 5-3/4” x 5-3/4.” Excellent condition. Reference: “America Art Tile: 1876–1941” by Norman Karlson (pg.160). Donated by Mark Jager Antiques
Opening bid: $145

LOT 15. Elongated dish, William Manker, Claremont, c. 1950. Earthenware, plum outside, light gray-green inside, 6-1/2” long x 4” wide x 2” high. Inkstamp mark: William Manker, and handwritten ink mark: J 101. Excellent condition. Donated by Deborah and Andrew Frank
Opening bid: $80

LOT 16. Poster for EXP POTTERY STUDIO EXTRAVAGANZA 2000. This 8-1/2 x 20" poster is a variation on the one shown. Framed size 9” X 20-3/4”. Designed by renowned Los Angeles ceramist Peter Shire and printed by letterpress by Patrick Reagh. Signed in ink "SHIRE / SIGNED 2003 / L.A".
Donated by Peter Shire. Framing donated by Jerry Solomon Enterprises
Opening bid: $75

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