RARE Cowan Pottery Art Deco Black & Silver "Dawn" Console Set Waylande Gregory

Description

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The key elements of this amazing set, consisting of Cowan Pottery centerpiece and accessories, were loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art for the exhibition
The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s
, co-curated with the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. The credit line in this exhibition's important catalog reads "Collection of Mark Bassett and George Cooper."
Only the 4 pieces shown in the first photo were displayed there, these being a pair of figural triple candelabra, the Dawn figure (pouring water from a jug), and the large base, with winged reclining nude female figures. Black and silver glazes, a Waylande Gregory design, produced in 1929.
Just ONE of the candelabra was sold at a recent Ragoarts auction (held on January 21, 2021) at a hammer price of ,500--which came to ,350 plus shipping/handling, after the 30% buyer premium was added.
Although I have not heard of or seen another public auction figure for a candelabrum, nor for the large base, much less for a set of this size and importance, I do realize that my asking price will be viewed as optimistic.
Even so, in addition to these four pieces, this lot includes the smaller black & silver diamond-shaped base (which is shown with the same Dawn figure in these photos), four diamond-shaped bud vases, two pairs of diamond-shapes compotes (of two sizes), 3 pairs of short diamond-shaped candlestick holders, and 1 pair of taller diamond-shaped candlestick holders.
The only damage of which I am aware is that one of the large compotes has a nick to one point. OUTSTANDING condition for a set with so many angular appendages!
If the buyer would like to arrange UPS packing and shipping after the purchase, I would be happy to deliver the pieces safely to a nearby UPS Store.
I am Mark Bassett, a long-time collector, dealer, and researcher specializing in American art pottery. Buy with confidence! On Facebook, I frequently recommend the groups Pottery Collector; and Cowan Pottery Collectors.
As a member of the American Art Pottery Association (AAPA), I guarantee my merchandise to be as described.