WE SHIP! The AEAA is proud to present this next gorgeous set of new Fiesta Ware in white (Ivory) by Homer Laughlin, with (8) great pieces. This large group includes (3) chile mugs, (3) collectible tall flared and handled tankards, (1) oval platter, and (1) mixing bowl. The total weight is 11# 10 oz., with measurements; chile mugs 6 x 3.5 tall, handled tankards 5.25 x 6 tall, the platter 11.5 x 8.75, and the mixing bowl 9.25 x 3.5 inches deep, and all are in great condition, with the colors identified by the Fiesta Factory Direct Colorama. These fine heirlooms are from the living estate of Ailene & Buddy Ford, respected, longtime dealers of valuable antiques. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFrederick Hurten Rhead, an English potter and designer began his career at Homer Laughlin in the early 1920s.The culmination of Rheads experiments in shapes and glazes was the creation in 1935 of Fiesta, the most famous and most collected line of ware in the history of the Homer Laughlin China Company. Basically the ware is in the tradition now known as Art Deco, a term originating at the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes of 1925. The most striking characteristic of Fiesta is its color. Originally the ware appeared with brilliant red, bright yellow, dark blue, and medium green glaze on a white talc body. The dishes received a matte finish so that they lacked flashing highlights, but the colors themselves were enough to capture any buyer’s attention. The red color was revolutionary in part because it was made from uranium and the resulting glaze was harmlessly radioactive. When the government enacted the 1942 Hasardous Materials Act, pertaining to all rare earth & radio-active materials, Homer Laughlins uranium was no longer available, thus ending the production of the red color for a number of years..Frederick Rhead was an experienced studio potter, and he decided that this line of ware should look handcrafted as well as streamlined in the tradition of Art Deco. The cups have concentric circles inside and out, as though they had been hand-thrown on the potter’s wheel. Similarly, the bowls and plates have concentric circles on the inside and out, as though someone had etched them while they were spinning on the wheel. In 1959 the original Fiesta was modified into Fiesta Ironstone. The new colors were mango red (A nonradioactive reproduction of the original red), turf green, and antique gold. Fiesta Ironstone production was discontinued on January 1, 1973, in response to declining sales before reintroducing the line in 1986. Some of the original shapes were redesigned and other new shapes were designed as part of the 1986 reintroduction by Jonathan O. Parry, who became the company art director in 1984. In an autobiographical note written three years before his passing in 1939, designer Frederick Rhead called Fiesta, the most successful table ware line ever made in any factory anywhere. As important as Fiesta was, it was not Rhead’s only new product for the company. Harlequin was an angular ware which also featured bright glazes. It turned out to be the all-time best seller for the Woolworth Company and was reissued in 1979 to celebrate the centennial of the company.

XA- AP63 - all in excellent condition