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Dora De Larios
Chess Setcirca 1970

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Ceramic chess set with cobalt blue hand-modeled figurative pieces on one side and off-white stoneware pieces on the other, arranged on a black and white board
Two ceramic figurines with white upper bodies and cobalt blue lower sections; each features a sculpted face with incised details, elaborate headdress, and textured ruff or hair, displayed side by side against a neutral background.
Two ceramic figurines with white glaze, each with a stylized human face and elaborately carved crown; one features ribbed fan-like hair and a smooth body, the other has incised vertical patterns across the torso and gold-accented details.
Ceramic figurine with a conical form in vivid cobalt and violet glaze, featuring a small white face with incised features and a pointed hood, widening toward the base.
Small ceramic figurine with a tapered cylindrical body and a fox or dog head emerging at the top, covered in a smooth matte white glaze with small painted eyes, photographed against a light gray background.
Artist or Maker
Dora De Larios
United States, California, Los Angeles, 1933-2018
Title
Chess Set
Date Made
circa 1970
Medium
Stoneware and plastic
Dimensions
.1-.32) Chessman: various dimensions .33) Board: 3 1/4 × 24 × 23 7/8 in. (8.26 × 60.96 × 60.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2015.96.1-.33
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Copyright
© Dora De Larios

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