Katherine Houston (American, 20th/21st century), Six Porcelain Fruits and Vegetables

1990s, bisque fired porcelain with hand-colored overglazes, to include a cantaloupe slice, a grouping of four apricots with a decorative bow, a lime, a bunch of grapes on a leaf, a bunch of asparagus on a leaf, and a pea pod, all signed and dated to undersides.

Cantaloupe slice 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

From the New Hampshire Collection of Tatyana Archambault

Katherine Houston is a living artist working in an 18th century technique, adapting the techniques and masterful creations of the past with a 21st century approach to design and technicality. She is one of the few artists in the world carrying on a tradition of hand sculpting hard paste porcelain, decorated with a broad range of color overglazes. She uses only 18th century colors in her work.

Minor chips to leaf of cantaloupe slice leaf, lime leaf, grape leaf, pea pod case, and bow to apricots; break and repair to stem of lime; break to leaf stem and one asparagus.