DAVID MERRILL, CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
DAVID MERRILL, CHRISTMAS VILLAGE O/BDavid Kenneth Merrill (American, b. 1935), signed lower right. Frame size: 27 1/2" high, 51 3/4" long. Small stain lower left margin. Provenance: Property from a New Haven County CT Estate.
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(105) MASON'S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
(105) MASON'S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE DINNER SERVICE(lot of 105) English ironstone dinner service, Mason's, in the "Christmas Village" pattern, designed by Valentin Mandrajji and Barbara Marsten, including: (12) dinner plates, 10.75"diam, (15) plates, 7.75"diam, (6) plates, 7"diam, (13) bread and butter plates, 5.75"diam, (4) coupe bowls, 1.75"h, 6"diam, (2) coupe bowls, 2"h, 6 5/8"diam, (10) saucers, 5 7/8"diam, (10) flat cups, 2.75"h, (6) mugs, 3"h, (5) mugs, 3.5"h, (1) coffee pot, 9.5"h, (1) creamer, (1) sugar bowl, (4) salt and pepper shakers, (2 piece) gravy boat and underplate, (2) graduated bon bon/ nut dishes, largest: 7.5"l, 5.75"w, (1) tree-shaped dish, 14"l, 12.5"w, (1) oval vegetable bowl, 9.75"l, 7.5"w, (1) oval vegetable bowl, 10.25"l, 6.5"w, (1) sandwich tray, 12.5"l, 6 5/8"w, (1) footed salad serving bowl, 4.5"h, 10.25"diam, (1) oval serving platter, 15.75"l, 12.75"w, (1) handled cake plate, 11"l, 9"w, (2) handled candleholders, (1) canister and lid, (1) covered box; 71lbs total