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

1990s, bisque fired porcelain with hand-colored overglazes, to include a radish (5 11/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.), a head of chicory, (5 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 in.) (2) tied bundles of green beans (larger 6 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 in., smaller 3 7/8 x 2 x 1 3/4 in.), a mushroom with gilt accents (2 1/2.x 4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.), a strawberry (1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.), and a pea pod (1 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.), all signed and dated.

From a Prominent Collector, Aiken, South Carolina

Boston based ceramic artist, 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.

Ms. Houston is directly influenced by ancient Imperial and Chinese wares and those of 18th century Meissen and Sèvres. Her work is predominantly botanical themes – fruits, vegetables, leaves and flowers. Her painstaking attention to detail, her devotion to the exploration of color and depth of palette, and her earthy yet elegant designs have established her as a preeminent artist in the field.

She has regularly exhibited at the New York Ceramics Fair; the Palm Beach Art and Antiques Show, the Baltimore Art and Antique Show, and also in Greenwich, CT, Winterthur, DE and Philadelphia, PA. She participated in the American Craft Council show in Baltimore 2016.

Radish with fleabites to base and break and repair to stem; chicory with chip to one leaf and break and repair to another; the smaller green bean bundle with chips to base; break and repair to one strawberry leaf;