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A scarlet lobster rests on lettuce leaves across this Brad Keeler platter, made circa 1948 to 1952. The lobster is glazed in Ming Dragon Blood red, a glaze credited to Keeler. Read its story.
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Brad Keeler's factory operated from about 1939, and here his Ming Dragon Blood glaze finds its natural subject in a lobster sculpted with anatomical precision. This platter was made in Los Angeles and belongs to his Lobsterware series.
It was handcrafted during the golden age of California ceramics as a divided serving piece, so the sculpture earns a place at an oyster spread as readily as on a plate rail or a gallery wall. Its color-rich character suits a maximalist table, the kind collectors of California art ware seek out.
Graduated greens shade the sculptural lettuce leaves, which carry the natural ribbing and organic curves of fresh cabbage. Against that cool garden, the red lobster blazes like a creature fresh from the coast.
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