1995 Mackenzie Childs Brighton Pavillion Platter Tray Chips & Dip Dish Set

Description

Vintage 1995 Victoria and Richard Mackenzie-Childs, Ltd earthenware pottery Brighton Pavillion oval serving platter and small custard dish / bowl. Rippled edge design painted with a starburst studded lattice at the center and wreath of berries and leaves around the edge.

"Victoria MacKenzie-Childs (August 26, 1948) is a ceramic artist who along with her husband Richard founded the luxury home goods firm MacKenzie-Childs in 1983. A beacon of Madison Avenue in New York City in the 1990s, their "chic boutique" showcased their distinctly whimsical style that the New York Post once described as "Mary Poppins meets Alice in Wonderland." Victoria is the mother of organic textile designer Heather Chaplet. Born in San Francisco, Victoria received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University in 1970, and from 1970 to 1974 continued her studies at Boston Museum of Fine Arts while teaching at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. From 1976 to 1983 - the year MacKenzie-Childs was founded - she worked as a freelance clothing and costume designer. Victoria was a member of the class of '77 at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Before considering enrolling at Alfred, she learned pottery pioneer Wayne Higby was headed to Alfred to teach. Determined to work with him, the school became her prime prospect. Higby eventually became her teacher and mentor, and both she and Richard received their Master of Fine Arts with him. Following graduate school, Victoria and Richard moved to Stoke Gabriel in Devon, England, where they worked for a small pottery store and taught art at South Devon College. They also designed and made clothing for stage and street wear. Victoria and Richard's fledgling focus was on high-end, hand-crafted majolica dinnerware and glassware, and as they became more established they expanded to include linens, lamps, tassels, trims, and imaginative household furnishings by experimenting with old abandoned furniture they rebuilt, upholstered and painted. Aside from their flagship Madison Avenue store that opened in 1993, top retailers like Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus created exclusive MacKenzie-Childs shops within their stores. The brand appeared for sale in more than 150 upscale speciality retailers throughout the United States. After selling their company in 2001, Richard and Victoria launched Richard and Victoria Emprise under which they continue to create and sell their nascent designs. In 2003 Victoria and Richard bought the last remaining Ellis Island ferryboat, Yankee Ferry, and since then have turned it into a home and floating studio along with their two Dachshunds, Mr. Brown and Pinky." (Wikipedia)

Condition

Very Good

Dimensions

Oval - 12" x 8.5" x 1.5" / Round - 6" x 1.75" (Width x Depth x Height)