Auction: 20th Century Design - 2626BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 15, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Eight Maria Maravigna (1899-2006) Mushroom Groups
Glazed ceramic
Winchester, Massachusetts, mid-20th century
Eight clusters of mushrooms, each glazed according to their colors in nature, all identified and signed Maravigna on the base, with pamphlets, small chip to underside of blue mushroom, ht. 2 1/4 to 7 in.
Note: Maria Maravigna was known as "The Mushroom Lady." There is an exhibition of her work at the Harvard Fogg Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1999, she won an award from the North American Mycology Association for her contributions to the field.
Estimate $300-500