Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern + Contemporary Art & Design, Spring 2021

Sat, May 15, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 51

74 Piece Dorothy Thorpe Dinnerware, Paige Rense Noland Estate

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Dorothy Thorpe
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s)
Country of origin; materials: USA; porcelain
Dimensions (H, W, D): varies
Additional Information: Set is comprised of twelve salad plates, twelve dinner plates, twelve dessert plates, eleven bowls, eleven tea cups, eleven saucers, creamer, sugar, one serving bowl, tea pot, and serving platter.

This lot is from the Palm Beach estate of Paige Rense Noland (1929-2021). The author, editor and self-made businesswoman served for thirty-five years as editor-in-chief for Architectural Digest magazine. After retiring in 2010, she dedicated her efforts to writing and published books on her time with the magazine and its evolution, the work of her late husband, artist Kenneth Noland, and on animal rescue. She was honored by the Humane Society of the United States in 2014 for her work eradicating puppy mills.

Spring 2021 Auction Series
Saturday, May 15th: Selections from the Palm Beach Estate of Paige Rense Noland (Session I)
Saturday, May 15th: Modern + Contemporary Art & Design (Session II)
Thursday, May 20th: Editions & Photography (Session III)

Live previews begin May 3rd, Mon.-Fri. 10am-5pm ET. Please direct any questions and/or consignment inquiries to info@modernauctions.com.

Condition

overall good, chip to rim of one dinner plate, crack to one soup bowl, crack to one teacup, staining to interior of sugar bowl, all other pieces very good