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                         157 River Road, Edgecomb. Maine 04556

Andersen Design has been practicing the art of design and making functional forms and wildlife sculptures since 1952. We started with a philosophy of creating a hand-made product affordable to the middle class and so came to be collected by Americans and beyond from every walk of life, who handed their collections down from one generation to the next.

Since our production process uses art glazes and hand decorative techniques and since one of- a- kind variations were often created, there is no telling how many special works are hidden away in private collections across America.  Bringing such a history to light is to tell a truly American story, involving both makers and collectors. Since 1952, our best work sold quickly without a record being made. Istdibs can be like a beacon for drawing the work out of private collections into public view. It would be a process of discovery for us, as well, since there are many pieces lost to our memories.

We have documented to date 469 works in our possession, and we have more to do. We are seeking to build on our collection, with the intention to develop a historical narrative, as well as for resale.

We have recently relocated our studio and are in the process of reinventing our company, with plans to develop contemporary re-issue and upscale individualistic artist-designer work.

We will also continue to produce our original line. priced to sell to the middle of the market.

In addition, we have small inventory of a about a dozen Chinese Ching Dynasty ceramic bowls and vases.

Rare Original Prototype Decanter Design by Weston Neil Andersen
Designed and slip cast in stoneware around 1952 in Maine, USA

$20,000.00 Dimensions: 12 inches tall, 4 inches wide This is the only known example of this design, hand crafted by Weston Neil Andersen, finished in original brown glaze by the artist-designer

Rare Early Wheel Thrown Bowl by Weston Neil Andersen, probably produced in Ohio, circa 1951,

$5000.00 Signed with a simple hand brushed A, predating the later AD. Dimensions: 2.5 inches tall 8 inches wide inside of bowl is original soft mottled muted matte purple glaze with glossy black glaze on outside.

Small Wheel Thrown Bowl by Weston Neil Andersen, probably produced in Ohio circa 1951

$4000.00 Dimensions: 2 inches tall, 6 inches wide This early wheel thrown vase by Weston Neil Andersen has a shell-like interior glazed in coral with silver and gold accents. The center of the bowl has the appearance of beach sand. The outside of the bowl is a slightly rough matte slate blue glaze. The bowl is not chipped. The glaze did not meet the lip precisely, which adds to its naturalistic charm

Rare Bulb Mug, form by Weston Neil Andersen, Decorated with a face by Brenda Andersen, , circa 1950’s

$2500.00 This is a very rare mug form which was produced in the fifties, decorated by Brenda Andersen in an all-knowing face of happiness, iconic in its own right, before there was the happy face icon. The rim has a small chip.

                                       

One of a Kind Primitive Tree Platter by Brenda Andersen, Made in Maine circa 1950s

S6000.00 Dimensions: 15 inches long, 2 inches tall The image shown of the bottom of the platter belongs to a different platter decorated by Brenda. This work was packed away in a box without the bottom being captured. If it is offered online, the image of the actual bottom of this work will be included.

Four Footed Wine Glass, Made in Ohio, by Weston Neal Andersen, circa 1950’s

$3000.00 Dimensions: 5.5 inches tall, 3 inches in diameter This is a very early design by Weston Neil Andersen, which is part of a series which includes his crown decanter tops, which are variations on the pointed tips which makes the feet of this imaginative interpretation of a wine glass rendered in ceramics. The glaze is a very soft yellow. The image of the bottom of this work will be available later.

Rare Hexagon Vase Prototype, Made in Maine by Weston Neil Andersen, circa 1960’s

$5000.00 Dimensions: 5.5 inches tall, 7 inches wide, 3.5 inches diameter at top and bottom This is an extremely rare vase by Weston Neil Andersen. It is a six-sided polygon finished in a yellow ochre glaze. It went through a final wood firing during a house fire. Weston designed his glazes to variegate in the kiln environment and so the markings made in the wood firing meld beautifully into the whole to produce a rustic timeless and mysterious mathematical object

Medium Size Salad Bowl by Andersen Design, Made in Maine, circa 1970’s

$2000.00 Dimensions: 8 inches diameter, 5 inches tall This is a pristine example of Andersen Design’s work. The classic salad bowl is designed by Weston Neil Andersen, The Moss Green glaze is very rare. The glaze was designed to interact with the kiln environment to create the variegations in the surface and color of the glaze, in the process, a production piece is transformed into a one of a kind bowl. Image of bottom will be made at later date.

Vintage Melon Vase in Rare Brown Glaze, Made in Maine by Andersen Design, circa 1980’s

$5000.00 Dimensions 5.5 inches tall, 4.5 inches diameter This Vase was created by making a mold of a Melon fruit. The rare brown glaze, designed by Weston Neil Andersen, unfolds subtle variations of color. The form and the understated glaze create an elegantly reserved object of beauty. Image of bottom will be added at later date.

The Emperor Penguin, a prototype produced by Andersen Design, circa 1970’s

$2000 Dimensions 12 inches tall This is an original Prototype design of the Emperor Penguin with the feet sculpted and unadorned in white stoneware, The ebony and white glaze is perfectly applied. The details very crisp. There is a crack in the bottom of the piece, but otherwise it is in mint condition without flaws.

The Standing Robin, prototype made in Maine by Andersen Design, circa 1980’s

S1500.00 Dimensions. 7 inches tall, 9.5 inches long, 4 inches wide The Standing Robin in mint condition. The Standing Robin was rarely produced due to technical difficulties in production. This piece is pristine in its craftsmanship. It was a prototype created during development. The Standing Robin is hand decorated by Weston Neil Andersen with a bright coral chest and black wings. The black color is delicately brushed over the carved feathers to leave white accents.

        

Rare Heron Sculpture by Andersen Design, produced in Maine, circa 2000’s

	$20,000.00 Dimension: 17 inches tall This is a rare Heron Sculpture designed and hand decorated by Weston Neil Andersen Few Herons were made because of an unresolved technical issue. Even fewer decorated Herons were produced. The brush work is done with a delicate touch by Weston Neil Andersen . The image of the bottom of the work will be made at a later date.

The Classic Floating Gull is the first wild life sculpture designed by Weston and Brenda Andersen, designed in the 1960’s, produced as a contemporary artwork by Andersen Design

Bottom is signed AD

$150.00 Dimensions: 12 inches long This work is the first wild life design created by the Andersen’s in the 50’s or early sixties. It has maintained its market appeal throughout the decades, with hand crafted reproductions selling as well today as they did when the work was first created. Andersen Design’s floating seagull is portrayed as floating on water. A geometric composition of intersecting curves creates a naturalistic portrait. The body is brushed with gray and glazed in our soft matte white glaze with contrasting ebony bands on the wing tips. The Floating Gull is slip cast and hand crafted by American artisans

Large Seal, designed in the 1960’s on Southport Island Maine, produced as a contemporary artwork

$1500.00 Dimension: 22 inches long. The Large Seal I slip cast in red stone ware and decorated with responsive art glazes. No two are ever alike. Bottom shot available at later date

Sleeping Sandpiper designed by Elise Isabel Andersen for Andersen Design in 2016, reproduces as contemporary work

$100.00 Dimensions: 6 inches long The sleeping Sandpiper is slip cast on a red stoneware body and glazed in layers in interactive ceramic gray decorating colors or a graphic brown slip pattern. The brown slip technique shown here, is our original recipe, created in the 1970’s. A slip resembling the one used in our technique is now being marketed by a major ceramic supplier, and used more widely in the industry. Bottom is signed AD

Contemporary Rendition by Mackenzie Andersen of Vase Form designed by Weston Andersen in the 1970’s

$600.00 Tall Column Vase, which we call the 49 Vase, decorated by Susan Mackenzie Andersen. A non-flowing blue decorating color indents a white pattern in between a spiraling cobalt blue. Bottom signed with a gold ink pen.